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for the linux nerd crowd: curious how you feel about an immutable linux distro for phones :o
https://postmarketos.org/blog/2026/03/17/introducing-duranium/
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@navi i wouldn’t use an immutable distro on my main machine (at least atm) but i could totally see this being a net positive for mobile
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witch_t *navi
navi@social.vlhl.dev
@ari i'm not a fan of having a separate package tree for "user" programs (flatpak et all)
so if i were to use something immutable i'd use gardenhouse which just lets me build custom gentoo images (with verified /usr, delta updates, and all), with my chosen package set
probably going to do that on my steam deck eventually
but in general i want to be able to install things directly from my distro's repository -- one day i'll finish my gentoo package manager impl that can install directly to the homedir
so if i were to use something immutable i'd use gardenhouse which just lets me build custom gentoo images (with verified /usr, delta updates, and all), with my chosen package set
probably going to do that on my steam deck eventually
but in general i want to be able to install things directly from my distro's repository -- one day i'll finish my gentoo package manager impl that can install directly to the homedir
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@navi okay admittedly if you’re a comfy gentoo user you probably aren’t the target audience for an immutable distro LOL
i personally love installing flatpaks in my user partition- it gives me the added benefit of apps sticking around through migrations. i only tend to install libraries and “core tools” (internet browser, file browser, terminal, etc.) through distro repos these days
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@ari my issue with it is the separate repository and with that flathub's upstream first model, if i can manage to make the thing install gentoo packages on /home it'd also live through migrations (though i'm unlikely to change distros again)
immutable gentoo is amazing tho that's what gardenhouse builds!
immutable gentoo is amazing tho that's what gardenhouse builds!
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