Colin Walters
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Some package systems need to be run as root, so the process linking to libostree may also be root. However, it's reasonable to have the target repository be owned by a uid other than root. This patch makes it Just Work by chowning the file content to match. Note this only operates on archive-z2 repositories, because you can't usefully serve bare repositories via HTTP. https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=738954
OSTree is a tool for managing bootable, immutable, versioned filesystem trees. While it takes over some of the roles of tradtional "package managers" like dpkg and rpm, it is not a package system; nor is it a tool for managing full disk images. Instead, it sits between those levels, offering a blend of the advantages (and disadvantages) of both.
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