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Linux veteran here. I use Bazzite on my gaming PC and ROG Ally. Once I figured out the quirks of an immutable distro and started using distroboxes it became an amazing experience. No complaints here.
As someone who never used an immutable distro: what are the quirks when using it?
Basically installing packages. You're fine if you default to using
Also, you shouldn't edit files in /usr, but I've never run into that limitation. You can still edit other top-level directorys like /etc .
That's about it.
This sums up all of my issues perfectly!
I'm seriously considering Bazzite now. Can you explain whether something like LaTeX with custom packages would work? I also don't want to redownload the LaTeX packages to vanish after a system update.
Also, I'm a tiling window user (i3). Will it be possible to use it in desktop mode?
As per my other comment:
Do your latex work inside a distrobox and you're fine.
I'm not sure if you can layer another window manager on top. You may have to create a custom image for that
Bazzite is exclusively KDE, and I honestly don't think it's possible to run a different desktop manager on it.
Edit: Sorry, my mistake, there's the option for GNOME as well. But I don't think they recommend even switching between them on an install.