Closes: https://github.com/ostreedev/ostree/issues/3409
it is supported for example to have <literal>root.transient=true</literal> but <literal>etc.transient=false</literal> in which case changes to <literal>/etc</literal> continue
to persist across updates, with the default OSTree 3-way merge applied.
Also related to persistence it is important to emphasize that <literal>/sysroot</literal> (the physical root filesystem) is still persistent
- by default; in-place OS upgrades can be applied.
+ by default; in-place OS upgrades can be applied. This option has no effect on <literal>/var</literal>.
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Enabling this option can make it significantly easier to adopt an image-based model in some circumstances.