Session: Making OS updates fast, easy, and safe
What if I told you that:
- OS updates are less scary
- Changes move across environments quicker
- Consistency across systems is easier
- and you only need to learn a few new things?
Maybe you think about your build process daily. Maybe 8 years ago, you found a way that works and try to never touch it (xkcd 2347 anyone?). In this session, you’ll learn how to combine the container skills you already have with a few new tools to rethink your standard Linux builds.
Bootable containers combine lessons from several projects with years of production experience to build, deliver, and maintain your familiar Linux environment in a new way. Some of the things we think are ‘just the way it is’ turn out to be less concrete with this new perspective.
Applying container principles to these builds lets us change the way we think about custom versus shared components, how to track changes and make them visible, and how we can use tools that already exist to address a lot of the toil and trouble associated with building, testing, delivering, and updating gold images.
