Void Linux offers an unusual alternative to many of the traditional Linux distros affiliated with a larger Linux family such as Debian or Ubuntu or Arch. Void Linux is an independently developed, rolling-release, general-purpose operating system. That means that its software is either homegrown or plain-vanilla compiled. Some of Void Linux’s under-the-hood specifics include its own package management system, dubbed “XBPS,” for X-binary Package System, an initialization system called “runit,” and integration of LibreSSL instead of OpenSSL.
I installed the Xfce version of Void. I really want a Kde version, but it's not available. There a Kde wiki, but got errors when I attempted to install kde5. Meh... Don't really like Void. It doesn't seem any faster than Arch and Puppy Linux leaves it in the dust as far as speed goes. Don't see what it brings to the table, so I'll probably remove it from my system. I'd give it 3 stars. It's not difficult to install from the live version. I already had a partition set up ahead of time so didn't have to deal with that.
I take back some of what I said about Void. It was a challenge, but got Kde up and running on it. It seems speedy and stable. Chromium doesn't work after I installed Nvidia drivers though. Runit is a bit crude, as you have to put a symbolic link to a service in a special folder to enable that service. Got OctoXBPS, a graphical package manager identical to Octopi on Arch, running as well.
Void Linux: Built From Scratch for Full Independence
Posted by: Jack M. Germain November 29, 2018 11:31 AMVoid Linux offers an unusual alternative to many of the traditional Linux distros affiliated with a larger Linux family such as Debian or Ubuntu or Arch. Void Linux is an independently developed, rolling-release, general-purpose operating system. That means that its software is either homegrown or plain-vanilla compiled. Some of Void Linux’s under-the-hood specifics include its own package management system, dubbed “XBPS,” for X-binary Package System, an initialization system called “runit,” and integration of LibreSSL instead of OpenSSL.