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Navigating Kairos: Immutable Operating Systems with a Cloud Native Twist

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  1. Build Kairos images from existing Linux distributions, enabling A/B upgrades and atomic rollback.
  2. Configure immutable systems with OCI workflow using Dockerfiles, YAML, and the kairos-init tool.
  3. Compare Kairos' distro-agnostic approach with bootc and other immutable OS strategies.

Mauro Morales and Dimitris Karakasilis explain how Kairos turns any Linux distribution into an immutable, A/B-upgradeable OS shipped as an OCI image, and where it fits alongside bootc and other immutable system efforts.

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