gentoo VS ublue

> Gentoo does not accept art contributions of any kind (human/ai), there is just no place for this.

Okay, let's do a short fact check on that:

1. Visit https://gentoo.org, notice logo in top left: a first sign of contributed art.

sync-depth = 1 sync-type = git auto-sync = yes location = /var/db/repos/gentoo sync-git-verify-commit-signature = yes sync-openpgp-key-path = /usr/share/openpgp-keys/gentoo-release.asc sync-uri = https://github.com/gentoo-mirror/gentoo.git ```

eselect repository add gentoo git https://github.com/gentoo-mirror/gentoo.git

And just wait till you discover Arch Linux, Gentoo, Guix, or NixOS.

I'm daily driving Gentoo GNU/Linux (https://gentoo.org). I prefer it over other GNU/Linux distributions because it allows me to customize the operating system down to a lower level. I'm also planning on installing Linux From Scratch (https://linuxfromscratch.org) for educational purposes. However, I might end up daily driving it. I do extremely difficult and tedious activities on my computer just for fun and I also happen to have a lot of free time. So don't question my choice of operating systems.

I can't access any of the gentoo.org services at this time (forums, bugs, etc.) They all report server errors.

Surely this info is on the official site, gentoo.org, so you don't have to worry about asking?

I myself use Fedora Silverblue with a https://ublue.it/ -based custom image, and I use home-manager for shell configuration. Sure, my GNOME layout isn't declarative, but basically everything else is. Pair that with one of the best NVIDIA driver experiences and the strong feeling of stability, it's better than most other Linuxes rn.

Take a look at ublue.it

This is a fundamental misunderstanding of immutable systems. You still have full control over what’s on your computer, you just don’t exercise that control by making irreversible changes to your core system while it’s running. You can use e.g. rpm-ostree, or even better, build a custom image with exactly the changes you want that updates and ships directly to your computer whenever you want it to.

Have you considered the Sericea(Sway) immutable Fedora spin at ublue.it?

Have you considered the nvidia images at ublue.it? They make silverblue and nvidia easy.

Try the ublue images, they have one for deepin. It’s a variant on fedoras immutable silverblue image, you could either use their iso on http://ublue.it or install silverblue and rebase to the deepin image via:

ublue.it

This is indeed a blind spot. Thanks for pointing that out! Silverblue -to my knowledge- doesn't do a lot to address this. Though, 3rd-party tools like Home Manager and the suite of applications developed by the folks over at uBlue might be able to limit this to a minimum. Though I'm not sure if it surpasses NixOS in this regard; for the uninitiated. Though, to my knowledge, this requires special attention and depends on the specifics of the NixOS system in question.

This hasn't been for nought as even openSUSE's Aeon (and all their immutable offerings) ship Distrobox instead. Vanilla OS also ships Distrobox instead of Toolbx. Heck, even the folks over on uBlue\1]) always mention Toolbx with Distrobox and vice versa. And it wouldn't surprise me if most of them prefer to use Distrobox instead.