RetroFedSwitch from Ubuntu to something immutable?
PerogiBoiSup penguin people.
I’ve been running various flavours and variations of Ubuntu for a while. I find I have to nuke and reset my laptop every 6ish months because things eventually stop working or I get weird bugs.
Recently I’ve been having this on and off problem where the computer just shows a black screen after turning it on. The only way to fix this is to tap keys repeatedly until a console shows up and it seems to kick the computer into gear and log in. Other times I have to restart 2-3 times before it logs me in.
I’ve had a lot of small issues like that (like having to jiggle the volume knob in the sound mixer to get sound working) and I’m wondering if switching to an immutable distro (like bazzite) would solve this apparent config creep.
I have a Steamdeck and it’s been solid and stable ever since I got it. I know it’s running an immutable distro and after researching a little bit it sounds like they can be more stable.
I’m no power user but I play some steam games and run a local 7b LLM and like to have a virtual machine or two for Windows XP emulation for some retro gaming.
Anyone have any opinions? What are your thoughts on immutable distros (like Bazzite)? Pros? Cons? Success/doom stories?
Edit: I’m back baby. 4 months later and still kicking it with Bazzite. Go immutable if you’re a former windows person and needs a computer to just work the way you’d expect without any configuration. I’m running all my steam games and plugging into my usb c dock for mouse keyboard webcam and 2 1080p monitor. I could never get that working on other distros. The future is immutable 🙌
2 year update edit: still on the same install! I managed to fuck up the system fonts without being able to fix them so I made a new user and that fixed everything. Immutable JUST WORKS.
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What a roller coaster!
Immutable forever.
Bro,
I have a suggestion.
Stop changing every config and maybe your system won’t bork every 6 months?
Happy that immutable helped limit your angst for breaking your own system, but that fact that you had to redo the user indicates that you tried breaking it, again.
No need to change but, maybe please check what you run on the command line or change on the UI and stuff?
For context, I run endeavourOS(arch) and update maybe once every 2-4 weeks. I run steam, I have no weird config modified, I just run some games, use discord where screen share just works, all my PC ports work as they should, and things basically just work. I do take care of uninstalling things I installed outside of the official pipeline, ofc, maybe that was your issue.
In your defense, I also did break my system several times ages ago, with Ubuntu and stuff, when I didn’t know things well enough and I was overconfident, running things I didn’t properly understand. The trick has been to just persevere and understand every change and fix stuff.
Bro,
I have a suggestion.
Consider what added value your comments bring to posts (especially 2-year old dead posts on niche social media platforms).
You’ve misinterpreted what actually was said in the post, you’ve concocted a scenario that isn’t even possible (me blindly pasting random code into the terminal of an immutable distro and then messing up the config), and then mentioned how you use Arch (btw).
The stereotype of Arch users is meant to be a meme. You don’t need to take it seriously. I’ll paste some random code I find online into my terminal now for your sake and I’ll pray for you.