I read in the manjaro forum that the preparations for the first immutable (Manjaro Summit) are underway. Maybe this will be one of the distros 2025
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Indeed. Searched it a found a testing thread:
Yes thats it. I am very curious
Has anyone reading this thread actually tried out “Manjaro Immutable” yet?
If so, any comments, thoughts? Is it usable enough to use for basic terminal and simple Web browsing? If so, that may be “good enough” to snag it, but of the various Arch Linux derivatives, in the past I’ve not done very well with Manjaro, whereas, surprisingly enough, EndeavourOS has worked GREAT for me - I’ve actually kept it around for a couple of years already, and 3-4 months ago I added CachyOS to my collection and it’s also been very good; maybe Manjaro has also improved sufficiently to give it another look - but I’m eager to hear at least a few comments, both pro and con; otherwise I have a LOT of already solid distributions; half a dozen installed, numerous others on removable media.
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My smaller tests before ~ 2 months was very positive. No crashes, no problems installing programs, etc.
Of course only in a VM but everything went as expected.
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Thanks @toadie, that’s encouraging! Has anyone had the “courage” to actually INSTALL “Manjaro Immutable” yet on a system, whether a “primary” system or a spare “test” system?
Toadie’s success is encouraging, but it’d be nice to hear from a few others too.
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My only device where I could install it bare metal is a bit old for a distribution like Manjaro. There is currently Archcraft with Openbox on it.
I will not touch my main computer 
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I’ve been testing EndeavorOS and CachyOS. While there are aspects of CachyOS which I like, I have to say that I’m really impressed by EndeavorOS. I’m actually thinking of switching to it for my daily driver. (I’ve been on LinuxMint for a few years now.) It seems very solid and just feels “right”. My one experience with Manjaro (a couple years ago?) was not a positive one.
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IronRod both of these Arch based systems are good.
I’ve been testing both and I am quite happy with them.
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Nothing wrong with sticking to Archcraft if it’s running well on older hardware. Openbox keeps it light and snappy. If you’re already on an Arch base, you’re not missing much by avoiding Manjaro—especially if your experience wasn’t great.
EndeavourOS is a nice middle ground: minimal, but still user-friendly. Still, no need to fix what isn’t broken, especially if it’s not your main box.
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