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In my head canon, there is a timeline where Gobolinux took off in a big way, and radically transformed the Linux filesystem structure as we know it. (slrpnk.net)
submitted 7 months ago by to c/linux@lemmy.ml
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Not that it matters much, ultimately it's about becoming familiar with where stuff is put, even if it's in a weird grab bag of /usr, /var, /etc/etc/etc. Still, I can't help but check out Gobolinux from time to time.

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[–] 18 points 7 months ago (3 children)

TIL about GoboLinux. This is a cool idea.

As a long time Linux user, I've always found the file system layout to be a bit esoteric.

What are the criticisms?

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  • [–] [S] 11 points 7 months ago

    The main one that I'm aware of is that Gobo relies on a lot of symlinks to make their folder structure work. The traditional hierarchy is still there because a lot of programs have been designed around it. It's just hidden.

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  • [–] 7 points 7 months ago (1 child)

    TIL as well. Biggest disadvantage for me would be not having ~/.config for easy access to most of my config files. ~/.cache is pretty convenient too. My ideal filesystem layout might include these directories but combine the program root directories into one.

    The structure of GoboLinux reminds me a lot of Flatpak.

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  • [–] 3 points 7 months ago

    Is the home folder structure different on gobo as well? I never used it so i don't know but on NixOS and Guix for example only the root file system is different, your home folder is like any other distro.

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