# OSTree repository fetcher, or \`fetchMultipleFiles\`

**URL:** https://discourse.nixos.org/t/ostree-repository-fetcher-or-fetchmultiplefiles/26158
**Category:** Development
**Created:** [March 9, 2023, 1:04pm UTC](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/ostree-repository-fetcher-or-fetchmultiplefiles/26158 "2023-03-09T13:04:55Z")
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### Author: ![infogulch](https://discourse.nixos.org/user_avatar/discourse.nixos.org/infogulch/32/6227_2.png) [@infogulch](https://discourse.nixos.org/u/infogulch)
#### Post date: [March 11, 2023, 11:59pm UTC](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/ostree-repository-fetcher-or-fetchmultiplefiles/26158/3 "2023-03-11T23:59:33Z")

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The [ostree project](https://github.com/ostreedev/ostree) has a description of how they think ostree is related to nix:

> **[Related Projects](https://ostreedev.github.io/ostree/related-projects/#nixos--nix)**
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> ostree documentation

> [NixOS] was a very influential project for OSTree. NixOS and OSTree both support the idea of independent “roots” that are bootable.
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> In NixOS, files in a package are accessed by a path depending on the checksums of package inputs (build dependencies) - see [Nix store](http://nixos.org/nix/manual/#chap-package-management/). However, OSTree uses a commit/deploy model …

Previous discussions:

> [@How does Silverblue compare to NixOS?](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/how-does-silverblue-compare-to-nixos/6723):
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> I discovered today the existence of Fedora Silverblue Does anyone have experience or knowledge in it? How does it compare to NixOS?

> [@NixOS vs. Fedora Silverblue](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/nixos-vs-fedora-silverblue/648):
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> What are the benefits and drawbacks of each? Could NixOS one day adopt OSTree? I’m planning on building a distro based on NixOS and was wondering what exactly the differences are between the two systems. It looks like Fedora Silverblue doesn’t do actual system configuration the way NixOS does, but I might be mistaken. What are the benefits of drawbacks of OSTree vs. Nix’s way? While I’m here, I might as well plug the place I learned of Fedora Silverblue. It’s a discord server with a bunch of te…

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