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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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Immutable Operating Systems: Yay or Nay? (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 year ago by simple@lemmy.world to c/linux@lemmy.ml

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I've seen a lot of talks on the benefits of immutable distros (specifically Fedora Silverblue) but it always seemed to me as more of a hassle. Has anyone here been daily driving an immutable distro? Would you say it's worth the effort of getting into?

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[–] RoboticMask@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The only immutable "distro" I use is SteamOS on the Steam deck, and already knowing that I will have to re-install networkmanager-openvpn annoys me.

[–] pezhore@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago

I put together an Ansible playbook to "recover" from SteamOS updates. I use mine for gaming and some software development, and trying to get back Arch packages would be a huge pain without my playbook.