Is there a distro with:
- Immutable root
- Active work (examples) toward reproducible packages
- A smaller learning curve than NixOS?
Could openSUSE MicroOS check the boxes for you?
I discovered it and installed it yesterday, I really like it, no bloat, no useless preinstalled apps, a pure and clean distro.
I’m not using it myself as am on Tumbelweed but I do know it’s quite similar to the idea OP is talking about. Oh and I couldn’t find any references to it being beta on the website 🤷♂️
Take a look at the GNU Guix System. It’s similar to NixOS, but maybe their configuration language will be easier.
This. The nix language makes anything bigger harder. A big nix config is just hard to wrangle.
+1 to Guix, see also: I Love Arch, But GNU Guix Is My New Distro
NixOS learning curve maybe is not so hard. You can start with default configurations and installed Calamares what is as simple as on other distros. Than look for options and try.
Otherwise, Flatpaks are reproducible (build with flatpak-builder as on Flathub).
I just installed NixOS on an old laptop. It’s really easy to start but the documentation sucks and there aren’t many great tutorials.
Universal Blue has a make your own even:
I still run off Kinoite 38 -Main/Latest on my AMD card.
Can use Nix even if you like with extra steps:
I like this custom image idea.
Fleek hasn’t worked for me in Ubuntu land but once I move to a reproducible environment 🤞
Vanilla OS and Blend OS are also immutable with atomic upgrades and has distrobox if you want packages from different distros.
I love vanilla OS, it runs well on my main laptop and is a pleasure to install and setup with every useful options, well made, I can’t wait for the debian version.
Yeah same here
