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i keep underestimating overlayfs but it keeps delivering

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@twinspin6 overlay a filesystem over another so that all write(2)s go to the overlayed one

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@fiore see that’s the only place i know where this aforementioned “ peakware “ gets used containerware is slopware you know

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@twinspin6 ok and if i say “jails” everyone starts shilling , sure . lets call it “jails” . lets call it “chroots” . fine

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@fiore great . glad you see the point. it’s all about the attitude in the software .

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@twinspin6 @fiore overlayfs is afaik also used in puppy linux. the main os is immutable and and u just overlay all changes over it
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@twinspin6 @fiore Overlayfs is often used for live images, so it bases on a read-only filesystem but writes go to a ramfs. So it is useful outside of containers. Also containers aren't slopware.
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@chjara @twinspin6 i try to swerve clear of ociware whenever in can , but yea containers in general are a good concept , lots of usecases ebassish

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@fiore @chjara @twinspin6 naahh oomph u lost it why u glazing shipping containers lmmmmaoooo 💀
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@Erato_Heti @chjara @twinspin6 blud doesnt know shipping containers are peak for cheap housing

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@fiore I hate that it requires root or unshare

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@meeper thats a unix issue not an overlayfs issue tho , but dont worry . capsudo will fix this . trust .

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