Atomic vs. immutable Linux: Why choose one when these nine distros offer both?

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I found an immutable Linux distro that never breaks and is effortless to use ...

I've done some reading about immutable Linux distros and, well, I guess I don't get what all the fuss is about. The idea seems to be to 'harden' a system by making it hard to modify, but. . . Isn't ...

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The minimalist Linux distribution updates its base to kernel 6.18.2 and GCC 15.2.0. Tiny Core remains systemd-free.

Developers talk a lot about “immutability.” Outside the technical world, it usually means something negative: unmoving, inflexible, and entrenched. However, in the technical field, these features ...

PCWorld’s guide helps users navigate the overwhelming choice of approximately 250 Linux distributions by focusing on five main strains: Debian, Red Hat/Fedora, Arch, Slackware, and Gentoo.

Over this series test-driving operating systems, we’ve tried to bring you the unusual, the esoteric, or the less mainstream among the world of the desktop OS. It would become very boring very quickly ...

A team of renowned Linux developers has set itself the goal of making Linux more secure and cryptographically verifying the integrity of Linux systems. The project builds on “immutable Linux,” among ...