“compile pretty much every command your distro has in exchange for a measly half a second faster boot times!”
I don't deny the existence of people with such motivations, but I'd argue the sheer amount of freedom that Gentoo allows is its defining feature. And for that, even though I don't use it on my main device, I'd argue it's actually one of the primary contenders for best distro.
Yup, it's absolutely lovely. Did you experiment with a custom home directory for your distrobox yet?
Thank you for reporting back! Much appreciated!
So it turns out, I cannot use my NVIDIA card using distrobox. I guess it only works with AMD?
Interesting. Unfortunately, I don't own an Nvidia device. Therefore, I can't tackle it myself. Distrobox should allow the use of Nvidia, but I'm unaware if this applies to the bazzite-arch container as well. The picture you shared and the link to its FAQ-page (found below) do suggest otherwise, unfortunately...
I was wondering if distrobox would somehow allow better performance
FWIW, I've always experienced better performance inside the bazzite-arch distrobox container, at least compared to Flatpak*.
I see that this image is used a lot on Steam Deck, which I also don’t understand why (as opposed to having everything native).
Because the ~~distro~~ image it's used in conjunction with, Bazzite, is Fedora-based, while Steam OS is based on Arch. Bazzite is Fedora-based in the first place, because Arch doesn't officially have any plans for 'immutable' distros yet. As for the remaining distros, only Fedora and NixOS (see Jovian-NixOS) have a sufficiently mature and suitable platform at this point in time.
maybe I am missing some graphical dependencies
This happens way more often than you might expect. Even the so-called 'toolbox' containers from Distrobox miss a lot of packages required to support software graphically. Consider running it inside a terminal and pay attention to error codes etc; those might/should help you resolve the issue. Sometimes it helps to explicitly use the -v or --verbose option to ensure that the program actually communicates what's happening.
In terms of privacy, I believe Windows collects a ton of data even if all telemetry is disabled; granted this is an older article, so it might have changed since*.
Your best option is probably running Windows inside a qube in Qubes OS and ensuring that the qube doesn't have direct access to internet. But, at that point, why not consider switching to Linux instead? Because, you'd have to run at least another qube (with either Linux or *BSD on it) to grab the files off the internet from in the first place.
EDIT: lol, I just noticed it said "window" in the post and not "Windows". I thought the mentions of "blackout curtains" and "storm shutters" was OP either making a joke or some reference I didn't get. LMFAO, I didn't even notice the "Thank me in advance". Guess I should probably go to sleep after this. Good shit-post OP!
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Am I wrong to assume that this doesn't add anything beyond what uBlock on medium mode does already? Except (perhaps) ease-of-use and the blocking of first-party trackers; if those even exist*.
Don't get me wrong; I love EFF's work and their commitment to digital privacy. I just want to understand if I, personally, would need it.
I cannot wait to get home and try it out!
Please consider reporting back after you've tried it; I'd love to read your experiences.
Wouldn't it be fun to have "a ready-to-game Arch Linux based OCI designed for use exclusively in distrobox"?
If you want a smooth transition, then consider waiting a couple of weeks to a month. And if you're on one of the 'immutable' spins, you can just try it and rebase back to Fedora 38 if you don't like what you see.
I see this as save scumming for real life!
Hehe, great analogy :P !
Ah, I got it now thanks for the explanation!
Indeed, in your case acquiring uBlue through its ISO was probably the best option; but I'm glad to hear that it worked out in the end!
Anyways, doing it the hard way is helping me learn the intricacies of an immutable system, so I am having fun.
Well said!
Just in case; consider the following:
sudo ostree admin pin 0 command. After which it remains accessible regardless unless you unpin it later on. This should allow you a working deployment if all else fails and thus a safe haven to rely on.
It's probably related to installing packages through the AUR, even though it's known to be unsupported on Manjaro specifically due to their policy of holding back packages.