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Most distros can't even recover from a shutdown while updating (windows handles it since Vista).
by cypress66 2y ago
Most distros can't even recover from a shutdown while updating (windows handles it since Vista).
- sorbusherra 2y agowhat do you mean?
- fffrantz 2y agoThat's why using immutable distros is awesome. Worst case scenario, you can boot the previous version. I've been using Fedora Silverblue for a while and never got a borked upgrade. It's not without its own flaws, but if you can live with mostly flatpak apps, it's a pretty compelling package.
- wkat4242 2y agoSame with FreeBSD with ZFS on root. Bectl makes an automatic snapshot every time. Not even any need to deal with an immutable OS.
- hot_gril 2y agoYeah but shutdown while updating is a lot less likely when the OS isn't forcing updates.
- rav3ndust 2y agoon nixOS, if something borks, i can do a system rollback right from my bootscreen. easy-peasy. on debian, i can create system backups/snapshots via timeshift and restore them if something breaks.
- simonblack 2y agoIt's extremely rare that any modern journalling filesystem (Windows, Linux, MacOS) can't recover from an unscheduled shutdown these days.
- type0 2y agoFunny you say this, my windows can't seem to recover from updating. Several times it has been stuck for more than one hour at which point I yank the power and try updating some other time. Even the most slower linux distros update in minutes and never failed me for more than a decade.