Manjaro Linux Unveils Immutable Variant
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Immutability is becoming a key feature in today’s Linux landscape, and more distributions are starting to use it. Why do I say that? Surprisingly to many, the Arch-based Manjaro just announced a bold move by introducing its new immutable edition, which is currently available for community testing.
Linux Magazine:
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Manjaro Team Tests Immutable Version of its Arc... » Linux Magazine
If you do a quick search, you'll find there are a handful of immutable Linux distributions based on Arch (such as Arkane Linux). As immutability seems to make more and more sense with each passing day, it was only a matter of time before another Arch-based distribution decided to create a similar offering.
That offering is coming from the Manjaro team, and they're working with the Arkdep toolkit (which was created by the Arkane Linux team) to create an immutable, atomic OS on top of the Btrfs file system.
According to this forum post, the reason the Manjaro team decided to go with Arkdep is ease of use and the support for personalized configurations. The post also links to the arkdep-build docs, where you can learn how to build your own images. The Manjaro team also has offered their arkdep profiles as a template.
It's FOSS News:
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Manjaro Linux Starts Experimenting With An Immutable Offering
Immutable Linux distributions are a type of distro that are future-proof to quite some extent thanks to how they operate. In such systems, the core of the operating system is left untouched, with the root file system being read-only.
What this allows in is flexibility in handling updates, where a broken update wouldn't deem the operating system unrecoverable (looking at you Ubuntu). Some popular options include NixOS, Vanilla OS, Fedora Silverblue, etc.
You can find more immutable distro options in our list.
Of course, not everyone is a fan of such distros, with some believing that it's a gimmick.
This is where Manjaro Linux comes in, it's a community favorite user-friendly Arch-based distro that caters to a wide variety of use cases. Its developers have now dipped their toes into the immutable pond thanks to a recent announcement.
WebProNews:
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Manjaro's Immutable Version Is Available For Testing
Manjaro, the popular Linux distro, has made its immutable version available for testing, giving users a chance to try the latest advancement in the Linux community.
Immutable distros borrow a critical feature from systems like Android, rolling out atomic updates. In other words, an update is download, applied at restart, and either takes successfully or is rolled back to the existing version. As a result, there is virtually no chance of an update filling mid-update and leaving the user with bricked install.
Manjaro is a Linux distro based on Arch. As a result, it is a rolling release distro—as opposed to a point release like Ubuntu or Debian—but it moves at a slower pace in an attempt to provide additional stability and reliability. The company is working to improve that even more with an immutable version of the distro.
GamingOnLinux:
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Manjaro Linux gets an Immutable version available for testing | GamingOnLinux
The Manjaro Linux team have announced the first round of testing for their new Manjaro Immutable version of the popular Linux distribution.
It's built using Arkdep which is a "Toolkit for building, deploying and maintaining an immutable, atomic, btrfs-based system". Along with also using Arkane Linux a "opinionated, immutable, atomic Arch-based distibution".