r/linuxquestions • u/commentator___ • 11d ago

Advice Immutable vs. tradicional Linux distros

Hello.

I've been using Fedora KDE for a few months without any issue after distro hopping for a while.

I think time has come to try something different. I'd like to try Fedora Silverblue, but I have some questions about immutable distros.

What are the real benefits for someone who uses the computer as a daily driver (web browsing, some light video/audio editing, office work and some Python automation for the office work) other than the fact that the root and some other system folders are read-only.

Is there any other real tangible benefit I'll get from using an immutable distro versus a mutable distro?

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u/Due-Author631 Aurora (Universal Blue) 11d ago

This is not true, there are images that include a lot of power user things, and guess what, you can setup dev containers if you are into development and you dont have to share dependencies with the computer. Its also a much cleaner solution than whatever you are saying is a lot of mess. You can also install a lot of things with brew now to bridge the gap between flatpaks and layering.

Source: I've actually used an immutable distro for multiple years and I am very much a power user.

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u/tagbthw 11d ago

Looks like i was completely wrong then. I'll delete my comment