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This is a Linux distro, not an OS!
And what is a Linux distro, if not an OS?
Congrats on launching something (more than most of us will ever manage), but I am struggling to see why I would use this over something with more backing. There are a number of similar projects that have a very similar goal, but have the support of a large community and/or commercial sponsor: - Flatcar Container Linux: An open-source, immutable OS designed for automatic updates and large-scale container deployments.…
I use IncusOS in my homelab. It's a joy to set up and use. Migrated from Proxmox and manage all my VMs. Heavily use coding assistants to automatically set things up through the IncusOS CLI, translate Docker-Compose images to Incus, write bash scripts to automate launching new containers to use `--dangerously-skip-permissions` without fear of repercussions, etc. What I love the most about it is that it's possible to m…
Congrats on launching something (more than most of us will ever manage), but I am struggling to see why I would use this over something with more backing. There are a number of similar projects that have a very similar goal, but have the support of a large community and/or commercial sponsor: - Flatcar Container Linux: An open-source, immutable OS designed for automatic updates and large-scale container deployments.…
I use IncusOS in my homelab. It's a joy to set up and use. Migrated from Proxmox and manage all my VMs. Heavily use coding assistants to automatically set things up through the IncusOS CLI, translate Docker-Compose images to Incus, write bash scripts to automate launching new containers to use `--dangerously-skip-permissions` without fear of repercussions, etc. What I love the most about it is that it's possible to m…
I wish there was something like this or talos or coreos but more generic: - immutable - a/b boot - declarative (like talos) But with choice of workload, like docker, k8s, qemu
Why do I need immutable if I'm just running docker?
Why do I need a specialized Debian variant when I can install docker on Debian or Ubuntu in a couple minutes?
And maintenance happens directly through the package manager, either through the distro maintained repo, or by adding the official docker repos?
This immutable fad needs to go away. So does flatpak and snap.
Linux already does the things these "solutions" are trying to solve.
Users can't update the base system without root, and applications should be installing dependencies in /usr/lib
I dont get it. Why do I need immutable if I'm just running docker? Why do I need a specialized Debian variant when I can install docker on Debian or Ubuntu in a couple minutes? And maintenance happens directly through the package manager, either through the distro maintained repo, or by adding the official docker repos? This immutable fad needs to go away. So does flatpak and snap. Linux already does the things these…
It is also the insurance that I will get help whenever I'm stuck.
Sure it could be smaller ... but when it already runs fine on any hardware, even weird stuff like a BananaPi with a low-end RISC-V processor, then I have a difficult time wanting anything else.
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How would you say it compares to nixOS?
They are vastly different. Incus is aimed at providing a minimal, immutable Os for the hosting of VMs & containers. nixOS provides a full linux OS that is reproducible and declarative.