Void Linux
Void is a general purpose operating system, based on the monolithic Linux kernel. Its package system allows you to quickly install, update and remove software; software is provided in binary packages or can be built directly from sources with the help of the XBPS source packages...
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Void devs purposefully excluded a very popular package from their repo for political reasons instead of technical reasons. I wouldn't trust it.
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What is Void Linux?
Void is a general purpose operating system, based on the monolithic Linux kernel. Its package system allows you to quickly install, update and remove software; software is provided in binary packages or can be built directly from sources with the help of the XBPS source packages collection.
It is available for the Intel x86®, ARM® and MIPS® processor architectures; Software packages can be built natively or cross compiling through the XBPS source packages collection.
Not a fork!
Void Linux is an independent distribution, developed entirely by volunteers. Unlike trillions of other existing distros, Void is not a modification of an existing distribution. Void's package manager and build system have been written from scratch.
Rolling release
Install once, update daily. Your system will always be up-to-date. Thanks to our continuous build system, new software is built into binary packages as soon as the changes are pushed to the void-packages repository.
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Perhaps the best daily driver for security and low system resources. Not as easy out of the box as Debian/Ubuntu/Fedora.
It is pretty straightforward to install, but this tutorial is a straightforward way to ensure it works on VirtualBox: https://linuxiac.com/void-linux-installation/
Thank you for the step-by-step guidance it was really helpful.
Void devs purposefully excluded a very popular package from their repo for political reasons instead of technical reasons. I wouldn't trust it.
Stable, extremely fast, and unique it doesn’t imitate or fork from any other distribution. Many thanks to everyone involved in developing this distribution, I highly recommend trying it.
Amazing minimal, BSD-feeling Linux Distro.
Void Linux is an amazing minimal rolling-release distribution. @ab1's review say it's slow in updating, but Void is rolling release and updates fast.
Void is minimal and uses a BSD-Like init script instead of systemd. It's not a fork of any distribution either.
Void Linux is quite slow in updating even the most important packages. Not good for my usage. Might be good for you...