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Immutable Linux for low end PCs? (lemmy.world)
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I have a laptop with 4 GB of RAM that I'd like to use for occasional comic book reading. (It's a touch screen 2-in-1 laptop that folds over into a tablet configuration.) I use Bazzite on my main PC and I love how low maintenance it is. Are there any immutable/atomic distros that featue XFCE, LXDE, or some other low RAM friendly desktop? Or, should I just layer XFCE or LXDE on top of UBlue Core or make my own image or something? Thanks!

EDIT: Thanks everyone for the feedback and quality discussion! It looks like the best options for immutable have a learning curve or time commitment attached (e.g. NixOS). For a daily driver computer it might be worth the trouble to learn, but in this case I decided to just go with standard Fedora XFCE for now.

EDIT 2: At the suggestion of throwaway403 I installed EndlessOS and it's perfect for my use case! Normally I'm not a GNOME fan but for a device that will often be used in tablet mode, it's a pretty smooth experience out of the box.

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[–] 1 point 2 months ago (1 child)

Sorry, perhaps I should have been more clear.

It was meant strictly in the sense of how much it burdens the system performance-wise. So, in other words, using nix is easier on your system's resources than rpm-ostree (or bootc) is; at least, that has been my experience.

In regards to breaking, I'm not sure whether one outdoes the other. Though, I suppose that nix -by design- would inch this out. But this is basically an 'internal dispute' between the crème de la crème; as rpm-ostree/bootc basically outdoes any other distro package manager that's not named nix or guix.

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