i've benn an Arch/Artix user for 15 years , tested Void few times, i really like all of it, besides software avaible , i know there are flatpacks , but i try not too, can u make please a video about configuring pipewire for recording videos, fresh installed void needs some tweaks so i think it will be my next longtime distro
package manager is pretty simple, similar syntax to arch but not the same (syu does something different) repos are pretty thin but have most things you need, flatpak or xbps-src for everything else it's a rolling release so packages are about as recent as you can hope for, but some packages like hyprland can't be done because they rely on unstable wayland as far as i could tell they were much better tested than arch packages, but i wouldn't call it extremely stable like gentoo or tumbleweed
maybe a novice, it's a little complicated to get up and running but after you get audio and xorg and etc running it's very easy, the wiki is very bare but if you have critical thinking you can solve everything quite easily! good luck
It is suitable for advanced users, I would not recommend using it before at least you are familiar with Arch/Artix, preferably Gentoo as well. Void is not that difficult from the said two, but it has less documentation and smaller community, so you will have to figure out things on your own most of the time, which will be harder if you don't have such experience in the first place.
if you're coming into it new you're probably gonna have issues. it ships more minimalist than arch which can be cool but the more complex your daily driver is the more packages you need to already know. as you get into more minimal distros, the stuff you learn in void will transfer. it's stuff you learn once and know forever, though, so giving the xfce spin a shot will teach you a lot about what packages go into your distro.
I think Void expects you to install manually, it's like Gentoo just slimmer and faster, just the fact that they don't give you bash by default says it all, Void is a mixture of open/netbsd, gentoo and arch.
runit is not only the easiest init system I've ever seen, it's also the fastest. The only problem I find in Void is it's using that crap called elogind - but then again, most (not all) non-systemd distros do the same. Personally I'd go for a distro that isn't infected by crap like systemd, pulseaudio, and elogind, But if you are ok with elogind, Void is an excellent option.
Nice basement-dweller voice, you sound like you browse 8ch while wearing programming socks 😊 Why not Artix, which is Arch sans systemd? Or, if you're feeling particularly adventurous, Gobo?
Newer promising Linux Distros pop up everytime, and then a few years down the line no development, support or even a way to reach the developers. Ugh.. still sticking to the major ones.
yeah one of their selling points is they wrote runit themselves. its a bit too simplistic for advanced service management but simplicity itself is a good selling point.
why don't just use Windows or Mac? i don't remember starting any services or anything on them. Why would we need to install all those services and stuff, search for some small but super annoying mistakes? i need my pc to do tasks, when i want to listen to music i turn it on and listen to music. But guys like you suggest that to listen to music, i should learn how my OS works, become a programmer and DevOps, make my own OS, tweak it and only then after about a month i can finally try to listen to smt. But there'll be bugs anyway, and the quality will not be as good as it's in mac or windows, my battery will discharge 2-3times faster unless i also install and tweak a lot of deamons. If you spend time and energy on all that, how do you have smt left for the actual task you're gonna do on that computer? Isn't it better to just use an OS that works
So Window$ actually "works"? Really? I learn something new everyday. Today I learned total sh!t "works". Well, to each its own, I guess. Feel free to keep using that megavirus - oh and enjoy the spyware galore in the process.
You value different things then the author of this video. It is okay and use what you want. If you want a different perspective, I have a deep understanding of both Windows and Linux. I won't bore you with my credentials but my point is I am just as capable with both. Today, I use Linux 90% of the time for security and privacy reasons and Windows for Windows only games. It is just not worth my time to fix borked installation of window centrix games on Linux using wine or proton, however, I break a number of Microsoft services that collect information on my activities and send to Microsoft, e.g. Cortana and many others. Take care!
I use Linux for the same reason a painter might mix their own paint or make their own brushes instead of buying it. I can make it however I want it, yeah it's a tool and some prefer store bought to get the job done but some of us don't mind putting in the effort to make something a bit more to our liking.
Void has been the best distro I've used. Been on it for about two and a half years now.
This is my first and my go to distro! Great to see it getting love
Void enjoyer
Just have to say that that is a sweet background
i've benn an Arch/Artix user for 15 years , tested Void few times, i really like all of it, besides software avaible , i know there are flatpacks , but i try not too, can u make please a video about configuring pipewire for recording videos, fresh installed void needs some tweaks so i think it will be my next longtime distro
so if you use obs pipewire should have a screen/window record option, ill see if i can make a video explaining a basic obs setup though
idk what to feel about the package manager. is it any good? how recent are the packages, especially dev packages? do they support 3rd party repos?
package manager is pretty simple, similar syntax to arch but not the same (syu does something different)
repos are pretty thin but have most things you need, flatpak or xbps-src for everything else
it's a rolling release so packages are about as recent as you can hope for, but some packages like hyprland can't be done because they rely on unstable wayland
as far as i could tell they were much better tested than arch packages, but i wouldn't call it extremely stable like gentoo or tumbleweed
based
Hyprland and Plasma on Tumbleweed.
Tumbleweed is so good but Nvidia drivers on there suck
I don't use Nvidia products. I get your point though.
@@damnhatesyou uhm, no? Personal experience says its not an issue
@@Omega-mr1jg It sucks for older nvidia cards specially those built in on laptops (mx cards) but newer ones works well without any problems
@@morbidsoy true most likely.
Long live Void. Void is purpose. Void is life. Void is love. Void is mind. Void is truth. Void is happiness.
is it suitable for novices or average linux users?
maybe a novice, it's a little complicated to get up and running but after you get audio and xorg and etc running it's very easy, the wiki is very bare but if you have critical thinking you can solve everything quite easily! good luck
It is suitable for advanced users, I would not recommend using it before at least you are familiar with Arch/Artix, preferably Gentoo as well. Void is not that difficult from the said two, but it has less documentation and smaller community, so you will have to figure out things on your own most of the time, which will be harder if you don't have such experience in the first place.
if you're coming into it new you're probably gonna have issues. it ships more minimalist than arch which can be cool but the more complex your daily driver is the more packages you need to already know. as you get into more minimal distros, the stuff you learn in void will transfer. it's stuff you learn once and know forever, though, so giving the xfce spin a shot will teach you a lot about what packages go into your distro.
translation: average users, stay away from void or else you will fall into the void! @@jkgfhgkhjnvfcf1307
I would use it as well but for some reason I find the people behind it a bit shady
i have the same fealings but void dont have many packages
I just wish they had encryption in the installer
I think Void expects you to install manually, it's like Gentoo just slimmer and faster, just the fact that they don't give you bash by default says it all, Void is a mixture of open/netbsd, gentoo and arch.
runit is not only the easiest init system I've ever seen, it's also the fastest. The only problem I find in Void is it's using that crap called elogind - but then again, most (not all) non-systemd distros do the same. Personally I'd go for a distro that isn't infected by crap like systemd, pulseaudio, and elogind, But if you are ok with elogind, Void is an excellent option.
kinda hoping chimera gets turnstile working thatll be super nice
Nice basement-dweller voice, you sound like you browse 8ch while wearing programming socks 😊
Why not Artix, which is Arch sans systemd? Or, if you're feeling particularly adventurous, Gobo?
cause arch is aids and artix installer is a buggy shitshow
NEVER !!! I WILL ALWAYS USE NIX
Ew
Newer promising Linux Distros pop up everytime, and then a few years down the line no development, support or even a way to reach the developers.
Ugh.. still sticking to the major ones.
Void has been fairly popular for multiple years. The first release was 2008 actually, theres a chance that's older than you!
the irc for void is very active and the maintainers talk there. i've reported some issues and asked for help and they were very polite about it.
I installed void linux on a proxmox vm. I updated it weekly, until it no longer boots. Now I call it de-void.. 8o)
>got memed into it from an imageboard
Yeah we all know which imageboard lmao.
ye it was lainchan lol
@@RealWaffles more like /gif/ or /g/ 🤣
Void not even having systemd is a dealbreaker for me, honestly. I can't consider it seriously as a distro until they add it
yeah one of their selling points is they wrote runit themselves. its a bit too simplistic for advanced service management but simplicity itself is a good selling point.
they originally included systemd but due to systemd being horrible in everyway they had to make a new init
Derp. So no distros were serious until they adopted systemd around 2014?
@@folksurvival that’s not an implication that can logically follow from what I’ve said
why don't just use Windows or Mac? i don't remember starting any services or anything on them. Why would we need to install all those services and stuff, search for some small but super annoying mistakes? i need my pc to do tasks, when i want to listen to music i turn it on and listen to music. But guys like you suggest that to listen to music, i should learn how my OS works, become a programmer and DevOps, make my own OS, tweak it and only then after about a month i can finally try to listen to smt. But there'll be bugs anyway, and the quality will not be as good as it's in mac or windows, my battery will discharge 2-3times faster unless i also install and tweak a lot of deamons. If you spend time and energy on all that, how do you have smt left for the actual task you're gonna do on that computer? Isn't it better to just use an OS that works
So Window$ actually "works"? Really? I learn something new everyday. Today I learned total sh!t "works".
Well, to each its own, I guess. Feel free to keep using that megavirus - oh and enjoy the spyware galore in the process.
You value different things then the author of this video. It is okay and use what you want.
If you want a different perspective, I have a deep understanding of both Windows and Linux. I won't bore you with my credentials but my point is I am just as capable with both. Today, I use Linux 90% of the time for security and privacy reasons and Windows for Windows only games. It is just not worth my time to fix borked installation of window centrix games on Linux using wine or proton, however, I break a number of Microsoft services that collect information on my activities and send to Microsoft, e.g. Cortana and many others.
Take care!
I use Linux for the same reason a painter might mix their own paint or make their own brushes instead of buying it. I can make it however I want it, yeah it's a tool and some prefer store bought to get the job done but some of us don't mind putting in the effort to make something a bit more to our liking.
give one click script for installing everything, or else i'm not using it!!!
void-installer
Void has a really simple installer.
Kid
i cant even hear you
sry i fixed the audio in recent videos lol