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This works until something does go wrong. At least with NixOS you can simply roll back!
by vereis 5y ago
This works until something does go wrong. At least with NixOS you can simply roll back!
- vbezhenar 5y agoFedora uses btrfs by default. I don't think that snapshots are enabled by default, but quick googling reveals some instructions which should enable snapshots for updates. I guess that might help to achieve similar behaviour.
- willtim 5y agoI don't think btrfs is a shining example of Linux stability/reliability. NixOS gives me rollbacks using XFS for root.
- danieldk 5y agoOr, if you want to use Fedora, try Fedora Silverblue [1]. It uses an immutable root filesystem and offers atomic updates and rollbacks through OSTree. [1] https://silverblue.fedoraproject.org/ https://silverblue.fedoraproject.org/
- KozmoNau7 5y agoThis is one of the reasons why I use openSUSE, it has automatic btrfs snapshots that let you roll back in case anything breaks. Tumbleweed is already one of the most stable rolling-release distros, and I haven't had anything break yet, but it's nice to have regular snapshots as an an extra layer of safety.