Immutable Operating Systems: Yay or Nay? (lemmy.world)

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I've seen a lot of talks on the benefits of immutable distros (specifically Fedora Silverblue) but it always seemed to me as more of a hassle. Has anyone here been daily driving an immutable distro? Would you say it's worth the effort of getting into?

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[-] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

I'm using NixOS currently on both my gaming pc and my laptop, you should absolutely try it it's as good as it sounds

Takes a bit of learning if you want to use it to its fullest but it's great out of the box too provided you read the getting started guide

If you do make the switch I would highly recommend putting your NixOS configuration file(s) in source control of some kind, it'll let you revert to previous builds out of the box but afaik you can't revert the config file itsself

[-] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

I am looking at switching but gaming is a potential pain point.

Does Steam. Heroic and proton all work?

[-] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

Yep. Haven't tried heroic on my PC but I've heard great things about it and provided you enable it with programs.steam.enable = true; in your config steam and proton work a charm. Even better performance depending on the game

You didn't ask but the battle.net launcher also works pretty well under proton

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