I recently took up Bazzite from mint and I love it! After using it for a few days I found out it was an immutable distro, after looking into what that is I thought it was a great idea. I love the idea of getting a fresh image for every update, I think for businesses/ less tech savvy people it adds another layer of protection from self harm because you can’t mess with the root without extra steps.

For anyone who isn’t familiar with immutable distros I attached a picture of mutable vs immutable, I don’t want to describe it because I am still learning.

My question is: what does the community think of it?

Do the downsides outweigh the benefits or vice versa?

Could this help Linux reach more mainstream audiences?

Any other input would be appreciated!

  • @Benjaben
    2•1 day ago

    Thanks for the info! So far I’ve been enjoying those same characteristics. I spend my work day arguing with computers, so I have little patience for doing more of it when I’m off (more seriously, I carefully marshall my tech efforts outside of work as a long-term strategy against burnout). I appreciate how “out of the box” gaming (and anything else I’ve tried) works in Bazzite, and the stability has been great too. Though to be fair, def helps that it’s my first experience with Plasma which really makes the “feeling” of the OS pop, in an unfair way lol.

    • @[email protected]
      2•1 day ago

      Plasma is awesome! The customizability is just off the charts.

      Yesterday I powered up my older laptop (running EndeavourOS) after not starting it up in several months. Had to install the updates in chunks because there were just too many, and the dependency situation was a nightmare… Anyway, got it all updated.

      and then next thing I know, I look at the clock and like 3 hours passed. I had been tinkering with shit, completely unnecessarily, for hours without realizing it. I don’t think I really accomplished anything, and in fact may have left it worse off than it was before I turned it on lol.

      So yeah, TONS of time saved using Bazzite, but there is that level of tinkering that I do miss at times (DistroBox can help with some things). I don’t even know if I’d say it’s something I “enjoy,” per-se… It just tickles my brain in a certain way that I don’t get elsewhere?