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Immutable Version Of Arch-Based Manjaro Linux Available For Testing (www.phoronix.com)
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[–] dogsnest@lemmy.world 11 points 1 month ago (2 children)

"Immutable" is the new "orange."

[–] Telorand@reddthat.com 5 points 1 month ago

It promises certain things that traditional distros can't, namely reproducibility and scalability. Many are based on OCI images, which are built and then pushed to everyone. It's definitely the hot new thing, but at least it's not without warrant.

[–] shamrockpreacher5@reddthat.com 3 points 1 month ago

Any good papers to read more about the actual mechanisms used behind immutability?