[$] An alternate path for immutable distributions
Date:
Tue, 20 Jan 2026 16:22:09 +0000
Description:
LWN has had a number of articles on immutable distributions,
such as Bluefin and Bazzite , in recent years. These distributions have taken a variety of approaches, including
using rpm-ostree , filesystem snapshots, and bootable container (bootc)
images . But those
approaches, especially the latter, lead to extra complexity for a user attempting to install new software, instead of just
using the existing package manager. AshOS (Any Snapshot Hierarchical OS) is
an experimental AGPL-3-licensed
" meta-distribution " that tried a different approach more in line with traditional package management. Although the project is no longer updated,
it remains usable, and can still shed some light on a potential alternate
path for users
worried about adopting bootc-based approaches.
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Link to news story:
https://lwn.net/Articles/1054216/
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