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Immutable distro on a PC. Thoughts and experience? (lemmy.ca)
submitted 1 year ago by cyborganism@lemmy.ca to c/linux@programming.dev
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I'm about to go ahead and go 100% Linux on my PC and completely get rid of Windows. The latest advancements in Windows application compatibility for Linux has taken strides and it's now easier than ever to run Windows apps thanks to Wine and Bottles and Steam's Proton. There's literally nothing I can't do in Linux that I could do in Windows.

The distro of choice I will probably go for is going to be Kubuntu. But I've been looking at immutable distros as a more stable alternative. But, it sounds to me like it's more adapted for smaller devices and IoT, like the Steam Deck or similar handheld devices.

Have you installed an immutable distro on your PC? What distro did you use? What was your experience like? What were the pros and cons according to you?

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[–] bsergay@discuss.online 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Something super basic for example is OpenRazer in order to control the settings of my mouse and keyboard - the backend of OpenRazer exists as a DKMS module, and kernel modules seem to be a bit more difficult to install on an atomic distro than a “mutable” distro.

IIRC, the DKMS modules are included in uBlue images. Have you tried any of their images?

[–] russjr08@bitforged.space 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I have, yeah - I've tried Bazzite (the Bazzite Portal does have an OpenRazer entry in it, but didn't seem to quite work for me at the time), Bluefin/Bluefin-Dx, and Aurora. However perhaps they didn't have it in at the time I tried the images out.

[–] bsergay@discuss.online 2 points 1 year ago

Thanks for the reply and thanks for sharing your experiences!