memes aside it does look pretty neat - simple .apk installs, yaml system configs, automatic boot rollback, easy multi-gpu support - all solid user focused features - will have to see how it develops but so far it seems like a better alternative to the likes of PopOS
I wouldn’t say it’s “better,” but merely different. Until immutable distros can easily solve installing certain software that requires system-level access (like VPN clients without a Linux package or repo), there will always be a place for mutable distros.
And I say that as a proponent of distros like NixOS, Bazzite, and blendOS.
I’m running ProtonVPN on Bluefin from a flatpak with zero issues.
You can do that with fedora Atomic tho, just enable it, also why install a VPN? Why you can’t use OpenVPN?
I can, actually, but I’d rather use WireGuard for the improved throughput. There’s no “enabling” Private Internet Access’s client, though, because it’s a self-executing tarball and install script, and that’s the only way to access their WG endpoints.
They have a manual connection client through the command line, but that hasn’t been updated in over two years, and I don’t feel comfortable using it.
GNOME + Debian
Into the trash it goes.
The day has come! I have been pretty excited for this release since Vanilla OS 2 was announced. I will have to try it out as soon as I can
