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<ul> <li>Free and open-source software portal</li><li>Linux portal</li></ul> <p>libostree (previously OSTree) is a system for versioning updates of Linux-based operating systems. It can be considered "<a href="/facts/Git/U5Ty9QmQ">Git</a> for operating system binaries". It operates in userspace, and will work on top of any Linux file system. At its core is a Git-like <a href="/facts/Content-addressed/cIw1MKwK">content-addressed</a> object store with branches (or "refs") to track meaningful file system trees within the store. </p>