Post #3935420
2026-07-19 13:54 UTC
I had that happen many times, but that was on arch. On other distributions getting updates which break the system is quite rare in my experience.
How does an immutable distribution make the system immune to virus? I’d imagine flatpak can have upstream attacks as well as opening stuff in vulnerable software. You still have access to all your personal files, which is likely what the malware will go after.
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@MangoCats@feddit.it 2026-07-19 15:57
Immutable means: every time you power it on, it’s the same. So, if you get infected by a virus, power cycle and it’s like it never happened. That, like everything you read on the internet, is a gross oversimplification, caveats apply, etc. etc. but for the most part, that’s what immutable means: the running system has no ability to persist changes (except in very specific, controlled, secure, easier to protect circumstances…)