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Linux is a family of open source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991 by Linus Torvalds. Linux is typically packaged in a Linux distribution (or distro for short).

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KDE's New Distro: Btrfs-Based, Immutable Linux OS, with Flatpak and Snap (linuxiac.com)

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[–] scratchandgame@lemmy.ml 0 points 3 weeks ago

Making a LFS distro already show you all the GNU mess! Why another distro?

[–] penquin@lemm.ee -1 points 3 weeks ago (7 children)

Man, I almost want to say "I love it". Remove the "snap" and the "immutable" and I'm all in.
~Almost~ ~there~ 🤏🏽

[–] TriflingToad@lemmy.world -5 points 3 weeks ago (4 children)

I don't understand why people want immutable. I don't know all that much about Linux but on my Steamdeck it keeps getting in the way anytime I try to do anything

[–] penquin@lemm.ee 0 points 3 weeks ago

Some people like it, I don't like and will never mess with it. I do understand why some folks like it. It's basically for those who want a system that'll never break to a point where they can't access their data. I just can't use it

[–] winterayars@sh.itjust.works -3 points 3 weeks ago (6 children)

Immutable is fantastic in theory. Where it falls apart is having to basically rebuild the whole distro every time you want to make a change. It should be there your base distro is immutable, then any extra changes go on an additional mutable layer but that would be difficult to set up. (You'd need a package manager like Nixos or something.)

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[–] Frederic@beehaw.org -3 points 3 weeks ago

Me using no systemd, no flatpak, no snap... I think I'll pass

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