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Your GNU/Linux distribution and its package manager acts like a shield against unwanted updates. If you rely on auto updates of VS Code or IntelliJ, you open yo
by zelphirkalt 2y ago
Your GNU/Linux distribution and its package manager acts like a shield against unwanted updates. If you rely on auto updates of VS Code or IntelliJ, you open yourself up to immediate damages inflicted by them. No maintainer with any kind of idea or vision stands between you and whatever MS and other tech giants push onto you.
- jillesvangurp 2y agoWhat I like about the notion of an immutable OS is getting package maintainers to do their thing before it reaches my laptop in immutable form. Just put it in the next version of the immutable image and I'll get that when I next reboot. All the stuff that just needs to work should be tested and integrated before it hits my laptop. And it being immutable means no package manager can break it. For the stuff I care about and use every day I like the direct connection to the developers. Mostly repackaging adds very little value. If somebody finds a bug, they should be reporting it upstream; not providing some workaround. Most mature projects are pretty good about releasing, packaging and testing their software. The only reason linux package managers exist is the gazillion ways there are to package things up for different distributions.