8 “Linux Distributions That Can’t Change the System” That Specialize in Container Implementation and Security – GIGAZINE

There are different types of Linux distributions, such as those that have long support periods and those that use rolling releases. Of this large number of distributions, 8 were introduced in which the basic part of the system cannot be modified and is guaranteed not to be changed by FOSS of external media.

8 Stable Linux Distros for Those Looking to Embrace the Future
https://itsfoss.com/immutable-linux-distros/

The eight distributions listed below ensure system stability by making the kernel read-only. Ensuring stability has the advantage of enhancing security, as well as the advantage of making it easier to distribute applications using container technology because the system configuration is the same in any environment.

◆ Part 1: Carbon OS
CarbonOS is a Linux distribution that was developed with the goal of achieving intuitive operability and system robustness. CarbonOS updates run in the background and have the ability to automatically roll back to the previous version in the likely event of an update failure.

carbonose
https://carbon.sh/

◆ Part 2: The silver-blue fedora
Fedora Silverblue, which was developed as a spin-off of the popular Fedora distribution, features almost the same stability guarantee as Fedora’s operability. Also, since the development is progressing as a derivative project of Fedora, we can expect a new version of Fedora Silverblue to be released when a new version of Fedora is released.

Fedora Silver Blue
https://getfedora.org/ja/silverblue/

◆ Part 3: Flatcar Container Linux
Flatcar Container Linux, as the name suggests, is a workload-optimized distribution using container technology. The OS image contains only the applications required to run the container, and is offered in four release cycles: “Stable”, “LTS”, “Alpha” and “Beta”.

Linux Flatcar Container | Flatcar Container Linux
https://www.flatcar.org/

◆ Part 4: openSUSE MicroOS
OpenSUSE MicroOS is a fork of openSUSE and uses rolling releases. openSUSE MicroOS updates are delivered over HTTPS and all packages in the repository are verified by the project team to ensure high security.

OpenSUSE MicroOS
https://microos.opensuse.org/

◆ Part 5: Vanilla OS
Vanilla OS is a stable Debian-based distribution. Vanilla OS supports many application distribution formats such as “Flatpak”, “Nix” and “Appimage”, and can run many applications. In addition, it is equipped with the function of automatic management of the GPU driver, and it is attractive that the performance can be maximized regardless of the type of GPU such as Intel, NVIDIA, and AMD.

vanilla OS
https://vanillaos.org/

◆ Part 6: Butleroket
Bottlerocket is a Linux-based operating system developed by Amazon Web Services (AWS) that specializes in running containers. Bottlerocket is available as an Amazon Device Image (AMI) on Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2).

Container Host – Bottlerocket – Amazon Web Services
https://aws.amazon.com/jp/bottlerocket/

◆ Part 7: blendOS
blendOS is a distro that aims to integrate operating systems such as Ubuntu, Fedora, and Arch Linux. The core part of blendOS is based on Arch Linux, but mainstream package managers for different distributions such as ‘apt-get’, ‘yum’, ‘pacman’ and ‘yay’ can all be used in one distro. In addition, Flatpak images are also available to run many applications.

blendOS – the ultimate distribution blend.
https://blendos.co/

◆ Part 8: Talos Linux
Talos Linux is a container management platformKubernetesIt is a distribution developed with the understanding that it will run Talos Linux in memory like a LiveCD, leaving disk management to Kubernetes.

Talos Linux
https://www.talos.dev/