Immutable Version Of Arch-Based Manjaro Linux Available For Testing

[phoronix]

Phoronix: Immutable Version Of Arch-Based Manjaro Linux Available For Testing

For those intrigued by the likes of the likes of Fedora Silverblue, Vanilla OS, and NixOS for an immutable Linux distribution but desiring something based on Arch Linux, Manjaro Linux has an immutable variant now available for testing...

https://www.phoronix.com/news/Immutable-Manjaro-Linux

[emansom]

Why NIH-syndrome reinvent OSTree?

[Ironmask]

Now this is exciting. I was considering using Vanilla OS, but I have to learn it's unique stack. Having a choice between Vanilla OS and Manjaro Immutable (name pending) makes me glad that I have another choice given which distros I particularly do and don't feel like using. Both are too unstable to use right now, but I'll be eagerly monitoring them both.

[ojsl1]

I dont suppose it's possible to convert a normal Manjaro installation into an immutable version of it? Looking at the details of this it looks to be just a typical ISO installer, but it's left me wondering whether that kind of conversion would be technically possible?

[oleid]

Why NIH-syndrome reinvent OSTree?

Why do you consider this to be NIH? The article says they are using btrfs and not something home-grown.

[dennis1248]

Why NIH-syndrome reinvent OSTree?

I evaluated several options, all of them were either distros specific, alpha quality and/or lacked documentation. I only started writing Arkdep because no existing solution would just work.

The technical implementation is also different from that of any other immutable. Closest match would be ChimeraOS who's update process is same as us, yet everything around that is radically different.

[dennis1248]

I dont suppose it's possible to convert a normal Manjaro installation into an immutable version of it? Looking at the details of this it looks to be just a typical ISO installer, but it's left me wondering whether that kind of conversion would be technically possible?

If you meet the requirements you could.

- Btrfs root
- Systemd-boot bootloader

You would have to manually set it all up however. Only the initialization, which preps root with the file and folder structure, is automated

[emansom]

Why do you consider this to be NIH? The article says they are using btrfs and not something home-grown.

lmgtfy

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OSTree

[pWe00Iri3e7Z9lHOX2Qx]

Now this is exciting. I was considering using Vanilla OS, but I have to learn it's unique stack. Having a choice between Vanilla OS and Manjaro Immutable (name pending) makes me glad that I have another choice given which distros I particularly do and don't feel like using. Both are too unstable to use right now, but I'll be eagerly monitoring them both.

If you want rolling + immutable + GNOME you can use openSUSE Aeon.

[furtadopires]

They're probably doing this to make the system ready for their upcoming handheld Orange Pi Neo