In my head canon, there is a timeline where Gobolinux took off in a big way, and radically transformed the Linux filesystem structure as we know it.
2026-03-22 05:28 UTC
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@vala@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2026-03-22 08:22
TIL about GoboLinux. This is a cool idea. As a long time Linux user, I've always found the file system layout to be a bit esoteric. What are the criticisms?
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@glitching@lemmy.ml 2026-03-22 09:44
``` ~] cd / /] ls Programs Users System Data Mount ``` very macOS-like, wish this would take over. am a convert from that side of the fence and tried a decade or so ago to reform linux by way of symlinks to something similar to this but gave up after a reinstall or two, too much hassle. just like CMD-C/V, relearned the new way.
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@savvywolf@pawb.social 2026-03-22 09:11
If you want different programs to have their own file structure, there's always NixOS. It's not as readable, but every package has its own directory in /nix/store.
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@caseyweederman@lemmy.ca 2026-03-22 15:02
Just shove everything into /opt, all the big professional companies are doing it! They'd _never_ take shortcuts, right?
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@thingsiplay@lemmy.ml 2026-03-22 12:41
First time I hear about Gobolinux. A quick websearch for comparison between Nix and Gobolinux brought me this article from 2011: https://sandervanderburg.blogspot.com/2011/12/evaluation-and-comparison-of-gobolinux.html . An interesting system.
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@corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 2026-03-22 12:56
> weird grab bag You don't mention whether that is *adherence* to the FHS or *denial* of it. One of those options is, to be clear, violating a standard.
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@juipeltje@lemmy.world 2026-03-22 12:18
Gobolinux is interesting for sure. I kinda feels similar to nix and guix, but more primitive if that makes sense.
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@juipeltje@lemmy.world 2026-03-22 12:21
Is the home folder structure different on gobo as well? I never used it so i don't know but on NixOS and Guix for example only the root file system is different, your home folder is like any other distro.