IMO it’s a nice middle ground between a typical Linux system where every app you run has access to everything else you run, vs a system like Qubes where every app is locked down in its own VM
They’re not for me, that’s for sure
[immutable] … and the name is there so we’re stuck with it.
Not really. We move(d) to atomic.
I’ve only heard it as atomic tbh
That’s a really good article and they highlight exactly what my problem is with these kind of distribution.
“Use Linux so you can have total control of your system!”
* takes away the ability to have total control over my system.
Like wtf.
And how do you explain to your aging parents why their applications aren’t available because it’s not containerized?
I dunno. It’s got its applications, like on systems where the specs are all the same, like the Macs or Steam deck or tablets. But to me that doesn’t make sense on a PC.
If you want to leave your system folders alone, just don’t SUDO.
Damn near every application I install through the terminal requires sudo.
The only time I haven’t had to invoke sudo was using the graphical flatpack installer included in Linux Mint.
Many of the people who I have had to support through my IT work would 1000% brick their system by following copy+paste commands using sudo instead of just installing a flatpack.
The choice isn’t supposed to be for us hobbyists. It’s meant for a “I would like to make my system protected from my ignorance, please”.
The people using Linux to have total control over their system isnt the people using atomic distros.
Also you dont need to say theyre not available because they aren’t containerised you simply tell them its not available because they dont support linux or since your aging parents have low software requirements 100% of their apps are on flatpak.
Good point.
It’s great for people who don’t want to take control of the system part but take control of their data. I installed one on my aunt’s PC and she’s quite happy with it.
I used to had to login via Teamviewer when something goes wrong, or even worse, describe her to login into tty and give commands to fix the situation. She’s been using Linux for almost 9 years now and I did that at least 3 times over the phone. Twice it was Ubuntu that got borked after an update and once it was LMDE.
Last time, I installed Aurora and so far it’s been fine. It hasn’t been long so I cannot compare and say it’s better so ask me 2 years later if you remember. :) (do we have a !remindme bot here?)
However I have a feeling that I won’t have to deal with such things anymore.
