I'm on the lookout for an immutable Linux distribution that comes pre-installed with useful multimedia codecs like FFmpeg. Currently, I've been using Fedora Workstation, but I have to run a command to swap to the full FFmpeg version: `sudo dnf swap ffmpeg-free ffmpeg --allowerasing`. I've tried Kinoite, which is just a vanilla Fedora with KDE, and it doesn't come with FFmpeg. I've heard Ultramarine is better in terms of usability since it includes FFmpeg by default, but it isn't immutable. Any recommendations for an immutable distro that includes these functionalities by default?
4 Answers
You might want to check out the ublue images. They allow you to customize your distro easily, so you can take something like Bazzite and add FFmpeg or other packages you need. It does require a few steps, which the ublue documentation covers, but it's not too difficult to set up.
As for the ffmpeg-free vs. regular ffmpeg debate, I think ffmpeg-free is just FOSS licensed code. The regular version might include proprietary codecs. Most users prefer the non-free version for full codec support, but if you want FOSS-only options, stick with ffmpeg-free.
You should definitely look into the rpmfusion site which provides a comprehensive guide on using OSTree for multimedia. This could help you find a more suitable solution.
My Bazzite setup has FFmpeg pre-installed, but I'm not completely sure about the differences in versions or options. You could use a command like `ffmpeg -version` to see the details. It seems to have a lot of options available, which might be what you’re looking for.
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