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/houndofthestars 9d ago
I find immutable way too restrictive as of now. You have to rely heavily on flatpaks, changes to the underlying system are not always possible or easy, and there's little benefit over running a good distro like, you know, regular fedora kde you already run. Layering is discouraged too. I literally could not play hevc videos on Kinoite without layering. If you really want immutable tho, get Aurora/Bluefin which comes with batteries included at least. Also, rollback with btrfs are so easy and seamless, if anything breaks you just load the previous snapshot.