i like linux, math and video games i guess

dunno what to say

also am french

also very lazy

so lazy i’m gonna stop this bio right here

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  • For Firefox I replaced it with the flatpak version and hid the system version, I found that better

    As for chosing what to install where, i made simple rules

    • If it’s available as a flatpak, I use the flatpak
    • Otherwise if it is system related/always required, rpm-ostree
    • Otherwise, I use distrobox (it’s like toolbx but better, it’s more integrated with the rest of the system and allows to have containers of other distros, for example I had some debian only packages and used an Arch container for AUR packages)

    But if it’s too much of a hassle for and it’s gonna be your daily system, yeah better not use it.


  • If I change a config file in /etc, will the changes survive a reboot?

    I didn’t completely understand how etc is handled, but it worked fine and kept my configs while merging at the same time the files from the apps i installed

    How can I see or decide which parts of the system are immutable and which are not?

    I’m note sure it’s possible, at least i didn’t see the option and i’ve never tried (i never needed it anyway). /var was mutable, /usr/lib /usr/bin… were not (/usr/local was mutable), and /opt and /home were symlinked to /var/opt and /var/home, so mutable

    edit: now i remember there was something about using “overlays” that allowed to modify /usr, i think i only used it once so i don’t really remember

    Can I install packages that aren’t available as flatpaks, like more obscure stuff or command line tools?

    Yes, thanks to rpm-ostree, you can install basically any rpm with it, it’s just really slow as each transaction must create a new generation, but it worked fine. Also you are supposed to reboot to make the changes apply, unless you use the --apply-live option (which was described as experimental when i was using it, don’t now about now tho)

    What about ppd files for printing, firmware, drivers, fonts, icon packs, etc.? Where and how do those get installed?

    Same thing, rpm-ostree