Bootc and OSTree: Modernizing Linux System Deployment

Introduction# For several years, I&rsquo;ve been looking to manage my system configuration &ldquo;As-code&rdquo; to ensure reproducibility and consistency across my environments. The primary goal was to install my work laptop, but I also need to install Linux servers (without Kubernetes, so Talos isn&rsquo;t an option). Initially, I used Packer to generate a virtual machine image, which I would…