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Linux is a family of open source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991 by Linus Torvalds. Linux is typically packaged in a Linux distribution (or distro for short).

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Facing problems using Bazzite for software development (sopuli.xyz)

submitted 1 day ago by tintedundercollar12@sopuli.xyz to c/linux@lemmy.ml

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I recently set up Bazzite on my friend's system after switching from Linux Mint due to some Nvidia driver issues. Although the hardware problems are not there anymore, the distro is now facing problems installing certain programs for software development that they had no problem installing in the previous distro. I think there are issues related to the immutability of the distro, though I am not sure since I am new to Linux too. Additionally, my friend is worried about higher storage consumption and slower performance in certain applications.

I realise the distro is primarily meant for gamers and my friend is not much of a gamer themselves, however they told me they appreciate its friendlier KDE interface so I wish to avoid switching from this distro again if possible. However I fear that they may encounter more errors in the future and that I may not be available to help them out whenever needed, so I am in a bit of a conundrum.

Thus I intend to ask here if it is possible to arrange something for easing development related tasks e.g. VM, distrobox etc. or whether it is easier to simply switch to some other compatible distro.

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[–] Damage@feddit.it 2 points 6 hours ago

but for desktop use it limits you a lot

For example? Because I've read this repeated a lot by people who don't understand immutable distros. Of course you can't "dnf install clang", but you can use distrobox for that, ends up fairly similar.