In certain situations, it is desirable to have a read-only root filesystem. This prevents any changes from occurring on the root filesystem that may alter system behavior, and it allows a simple reboot to restore a system to its pristine state. Examples of such applications include kiosks and embedded devices. Using overlayroot on Ubuntu makes creating a read-only root filesystem quick and easy. M
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