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2026-06-28 18:01 UTC

Secureblue is an interesting one. As far as I could understand from their FAQ, it lacks some cons of Atomic desktops while introducing their pros. I’m more focused on resource usage reasonability, efficiency and control. But still, reducing attack surface is a good idea, it resonates with me. But I still believe we could have fancy setups without obscure undesired services that do not actually drive the things I use. And my aspiration to decide and control what happens in my PC, even if it means disabling some parts of the holy KDE, absolutely legit. But some people in this thread are downvoting me for this. It feels like if I were hated for trying to delete Edge from Windows. One day I’ll just come up with using DIY distros like Arch and Gentoo and building custom kernels, so I’ll be responsible for any kind of bloat there. But the day hasn’t come yet, I’m still new to Linux.

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@EchoDelta_9@programming.dev 2026-06-28 23:42

it lacks some cons of Atomic desktops What would those cons be 😜? Btw, I’m fully aware of the arguments laid down by those averse to the idea of atomic distros. I’m mostly interested in the influence they have on a newer user. So, please, just reveal what you had in mind without searching up the cons 😉. But some people in this thread are downvoting me for this. It feels like if I were hated for trying to delete Edge from Windows. The KDE Plasma circlejerk is real 🤣. I’m more focused on resource usage reasonability, efficiency and control. And my aspiration to decide and control what happens in my PC One day I’ll just come up with using DIY distros like Arch and Gentoo and building custom kernels, so I’ll be responsible for any kind of bloat there. Or perhaps NixOS. It allows for congruent system management rather trivially. Add to that the impermanence module, and the amount of control you’ll have on your machine is simply unmatched. It comes at a cost, though. NixOS is the most complex distro out of the reasonably popular ones^[Technically, Gentoo is also on that chart. And if it wasn’t clear already, NixOS is more complex than Gentoo.]. But, honestly, it isn’t that bad. If you’ve got experience with programming, you can dive right in (within a VM). And otherwise, after you’ve become comfortable with Arch or Gentoo, then NixOS becomes a logical step-up. But the day hasn’t come yet, I’m still new to Linux. Welcome 😊! I await to see what you’ll bring to the table 😜.

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