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Yep, also ability to rebase to some other image. Maybe that’s what you meant by setting up a new system.
Rebasing is (strictly speaking) found exclusively on Fedora Atomic (though I wouldn't be surprised if Vanilla OS has also started supporting this like Fedora Atomic does). While achieving something similar on NixOS or GuixSD isn't necessarily hard, the term "rebase" is not used for either of these systems.
Setting up a new system with little to no nuisance is a direct consequence of managing your system declaratively. So no, I didn't mean rebasing. Though, in your defense, Fedora Atomic does achieve it through rebasing. But, even then, it's only one part of the puzzle.
Oh no... what is rebasing in this context? This isn't something related to git, I imagine?
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ostree is based on OCI images, the basis for containers and the like. “Rebasing” just refers to swapping out the OCI image containing your root with another.