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I would like to try bedrock linux (lemmy.world)

submitted 2 years ago by filgas08@lemmy.world to c/linux@lemmy.ml

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So, as the title says, I want to try bedrock linux, but I have a couple questions.

can I get the GPU drivers and the kernel from fedora, and all the other software from other repos, like tumbleweed, without running into incompatibilities? If there is the risk of running into incompatibilities, how can I achieve a similar result(stable kernel and drivers, leaning edge rolling packages)? Is it even possible to achieve such thing easily?
do I choose any init system I want or is there a default? is it hard to change it?

my skill level with linux is about able to use gentoo level, if that can help define what hard could mean to me.

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[–] Digit@lemmy.wtf 1 points 1 month ago

Do it. :)

No worries about incompatibilities like that.

Very low risk.

If you need something of some version from another stratum, you can just ensure that thing's installed, and/or run it with the restriction flag on strat (strat -r). The strata don't step on each others toes, it's all cleanly separated enough, and still allows interoperability.

Possible to achieve such thing easily. Yup.

Choose any init you like, from any distro.

While you'll of course only be running one init (and one kernel) at a time, at boot you do get to select which of them you want to run, ~ the kernel in the bootloader menu as usual, and the init system in bedrock's init selection menu just after the bootloader menu.

Whichever distro you use for the installer, that'll be your hijacked distro, and shall be default choice in the init selection menu for your init. Both can be changed later (or even removed ~ once you install at least one other distro & init).

About able to use Gentoo level's a fine indicator of able to use bedrock. Means can read documentation. That's necessary.