Interesting. Here’s the thing; I am unaware of any so-called ‘immutable distro’ that fits this definition/description/notion/idea/understanding of an immutable system. So…, where do we go from here?
In Fedora Atomic, most of /usr is immutable.
This is enough to cause most of the issues.
Based on this, does this still apply as “disabling immutability”?
Not really because this is a pre-installed tool that doesn’t require any hassle to get working.
This seems to be based on your own experience. If so, would you be so kind to inform me on which distro this was?
It wasn’t my experience. I’ve never tried an immutable distro myself because it goes against my personal preferences and needs. I saw that on YouTube. I don’t remember what distro it was unfortunately but I’m almost sure it was Fedora based. Also in case you didn’t know, GTK themes are usually installed in /usr/share/themes so disabling immutable is required to do so even if /usr is the only thing that’s immutable.
we just need people that are willing to put in the effort.
Sure but this excuse won’t help new users and won’t stop them turning away from Linux.
Sorry, I’m having a hard time understanding this. Could you perhaps provide an example of this from e.g. Debian? It can be any distro that’s regarded as *‘stable’**.
I meant the disadvantages of immutable systems here, not stability in general.
Or is it perhaps possible for a system to be deemed immutable if it only possesses immutability during runtime?
I have no idea what a runtime is so I can’t answer this question.
WOW, I just noticed something. You’ve been using the term “immutable system” for quite some time. And, I’ve primarily been using the term ‘immutable’ distro.
I use the term “immutable system” because someone can create an immutable fork of BSD or even Windows can become immutable. It’s not just about Linux.