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It seems like a lot of people in the thread here are using immutable distros as a way to not have to deal with cleanup after uninstalling programs, but other than that it seems that the article is questionable at best? I'm new to this immutable distro thing so i'm curious how many people actually use immutable distros for other reasons than above. To me it seems to be unnecessarily locking down your machine.
Apparently it's supposed to be harder to bork than regular distros.
But, really, how frequently a normal user borks their system?
I've been using Linux for since 2004 and I can't remember the last time (if any) that I irrecoverably borked the system.
I use arch, mint and Fedora. Repositories in those three are solid.
Yes, immutable systems have their uses. Mostly entreprise uses but for home? Only out of curiosity.
I would always recommend against normal users from straying away from the most beaten path. These more technical appealing distros are for advanced users that have specific purpose and use cases in mind. Yeah, in particular, users that adjust their environment frequently (maybe for software development purposes), and want to ensure system stability at the same time.