Void Linux and why it is home

Today I will discuss the three main reasons why once I tried void linux I found my urge to distro-hop slowly disappeared. From the init system to the package manager, my favorite things about void linux are covered in this video.

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[defnlife]

I wish void had more users. More people need to join in to help and keep the project going over time.

[xwinglover]

My main is Arch, but after hopping around, I chose Void for my second machine. My configs and apps are the same, so I could interchange easily. The 2 machines gives me a degree of safety. I still feel Arch is my home, but I am very comfortable making Void my home if that was pushed. My Arch RAM at boot is about 600MB, where my Void RAM at boot up is under 200MB.

[shambhav]

Your desktop is really well done. I'm simply left in awe.

[aesculetum]

For different reasons, Alpine Linux, Void Linux, Gentoo, and NixOS are the distributions to settle in.

[victorjo]

It is my main OS and I have been using it for over 2 years, runs without issues.

[Dark]

I wasn't very experienced when I switched to void and even though I had some challenges I loved it. I tried out a different distro for a bit but ended up going back in the end

[K__V_R_A_L]

Can't believe I forgot, then rediscovered, this video, being the reason to even give Void a try, over my frustration with Arch.
Been on Void for maybe a year now, love the simplicity, and elegance, of runit, and xbps. Keep up the good work :).

[donaldmickunas]

Slackware 15 did it for me. It reignited my desire to explore and learn more about Linux. I’m excited again about the possibilities in Linux. Void is a good distro. I ran into issues with it a few years ago and switched. Looking back on it, the real issue was more with me and where I was at than with Void. I’m running DWM with Slackware. It suits my minimalist mindset. Enjoy.

[ifgjwhc]

I switched to linux from windows a week ago, void linux is my first distro, it's great and I never plan on switching.

[sofiaknyazeva]

Void XBPS also have several flags, usually they're unneeded but pretty useful when you're building a package for Void. Also the reason Void is different from other distros because Void package manager (XBPS) also contains several *BSD OS sources. (FreeBSD and NetBSD).

[tb]

I feel the same way. I used debian for a long time, then I tried void and I don't think I'll ever switch to anything else. I really like the simplicity: It's FAST and it WORKS. Also being able to set up a single simple encrypted zfs partition was nice, should be a default option on any linux installer in my opinion.

[colbybraden]

I went ahead and installed void on my laptop tonight. Gonna use it for a few weeks and see how it goes. You are right about those boot times and I'm getting much lower ram usage so far.

[jonathancadle]

I discovered void earlier this year while looking for a fun project during a couple of weeks off of work - I wanted to explore a more minimal install, and do something with my raspberry pi. I had a lot of fun learning about Void, and I agree that XBPS is an amazing package management system (and very fast), and Runit is very easy to understand - all you have to do is create a symbolic link to the services directory for whatever service you're running and that's it. I'd try it out on my laptop (HP Dev One) but I haven't had time to research getting some of the extra keys (mic mute, etc.) working. Maybe later.

[MrBearyMcBearface]

I don't understand people who want the leanest most basic system but then act apologist for systemd

[mobyk]

you def made me consider settling on void linux and i just installed it and im definitely a fan

[zarbok]

Void also cured my distro hopping and I have had the best and fastest experience with it compared to arch, fedora and debian distros and those based off them. Only thing stopping me recommending it to everyone is that while I think it is beginner friendly its not quite suitable for a first time linux user.

[Theosibo]

I'm a year late but you've convinced me to bring up a void linux on WSL tab and I've stared and forked the repo. Probably going to hop through issues next weekend to see if I can find a contributor tag item!

[pikachuchujelly]

After installing this on a secondary machine, it has become my daily driver. The init system is simple and boots my computer in 15 seconds, the package manager is very stable, it plays all my Steam games, and there's a lot of software available for it being a fairly unknown distro.

[TheUnkow]

I started using it few years ago and I have no plans to hop from it. (I've tried a whole lot of other distros including some like Parabola, Bodhi, many Debian based etc. etc.)
Loved OpenRC, but when I tried it, fell in love with Runit.
It is more desktop oriented vs systemd which is more server oriented.
As much as I know, it doesn't seem to log system stuff by default, so for common usage it's great, also you won't be needing much of those logs because it almost never crashes. :)
The only problem's I've had is the xbps dependencies for some packages can have issues and you might need to wait a few days for them to be fixed. For example I couldn't update my system for 2 days because of broken dependencies, but after that it just started working. Also earlier when I was doing auto remove of excess packages, it was removing my SK1 instalation by default, even though I intentionally installed it ... that problem is not present for any of the packages I have.
All in all 9.5/10 for me.

[torsten.breswald]

what i like about void is that the people who actually run it are somehow grounded, so even if we have the void-packages, which are a slightly more restrictive version of the AUR, things don't go overboard there, for example, if i install picom in void, i install picom, on arch i have to choose one of 48 different versions on the AUR, without any description of what makes them different from each other. the void guys are like, "you can configure picom however you want, don't be lazy, one vanilla version is enough" so instead of wasting hours trying 48 different picom version to find the one i like i'm forced to learn how picom works and at the end i have my very own and still i'm probably faster with the process but first and foremost i'm more satisfied with the result