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[–] Defaced@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Why immutable? I've seen this sentiment before but I'm not really sure what the benefits truly are other than easily upgrading the OS and distro agnostic applications, but even that's kind of not really a benefit IMO.

[–] warmaster@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

If you have the time and willingness to fix your linux install then immutable is not for you. If you have the need to have a device that you can't wreck by accident, then it might be a good choice.

[–] lupec@lemm.ee 1 points 2 years ago

I should probably add that I haven't really daily driven an immutable OS yet, so this isn't from extensive experience or anything.
I'm big on trying to keep my system separate from userspace and also making my environment as reproducible as possible. I enjoy using Ansible and Nix-based environments to get some degree of that in more traditional distros, an immutable system would give me an extra layer of predictability I appreciate. I'm also a developer, so I enjoy having containerized development environments, which lends itself well to a stable base I don't have to worry about. Plus, like you mentioned, updates being more solid and reliable, often reversible, is always appreciated.
That all said, I totally get that for your average user none of that may mean much and that's fair game.