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Void


Last Update: 2023-01-30 01:13 UTC



Void is an independently-developed, general-purpose operating system based on the monolithic Linux kernel. It features a hybrid binary/source package management system which allows users to quickly install, update and remove software, or to build software directly from sources with the help of the XBPS source packages collection. Other features of the distribution include support for Raspberry Pi single-board computers (both armv6 and armv7), rolling-release development model with daily updates, and native init system called "runit".

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Average visitor rating: 9.26/10 from 125 review(s).


Void Summary
Distribution Void
Home Page https://voidlinux.org/
Mailing Lists --
User Forums --
Alternative User Forums
Documentation https://docs.voidlinux.org/
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Download Mirrors https://voidlinux.org/download/DistroWatch Torrent Archive
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Recent Related News and Releases
  Releases announcements with download links and checksums:
 • 2018-11-13: Distribution Release: Void 20181111
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  Headlines:
 • 2023-05-25 Overview of Void's features
 • 2021-03-11 Void changes kernel parameters
 • 2021-02-28 Void to switch back to OpenSSL
 • 2019-05-20 Void community discusses PolicyKit access
 • 2019-02-13 Void publishes update on domain status
 • 2018-12-05 Void publishes tips and tricks
 • 2018-05-01 Void team plans resource migration
 • 2017-12-07 Advent of Void tutorials
 • 2017-04-15 Void supports Flatpak
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Feature 20221001 20210930 20191109 20181111 20171007 20150221
Release Date 2022-10-17 2021-09-30 2019-11-13 2018-11-12 2017-10-07 2015-02-21
End Of Life            
Price (US$) Free Free Free Free Free Free
Image Size (MB) 400-1000 400-1000 300-800 300-800 70-700 70-700
Free Download ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO
Installation Text mode Text mode Text mode Text mode Text mode Text mode
Default Desktop Cinnamon, Enlightenment, GNOME, LXDE, LXQt, MATE, Xfce Cinnamon, Enlightenment, GNOME, LXDE, LXQt, MATE, Xfce Cinnamon, Enlightenment, LXDE, LXQt, MATE, Xfce Cinnamon, Enlightenment, LXDE, LXQt, MATE, Xfce Cinnamon, Enlightenment, LXDE, LXQt, Xfce Cinnamon, Enlightenment, MATE, Xfce
Package Management XBPS XBPS XBPS XBPS XBPS XBPS
Release Model Rolling Rolling Rolling Rolling Rolling Rolling
Office Suite -- -- -- -- -- --
Processor Architecture armv6, armv7, i686, x86_64 armv6, armv7, i686, x86_64 armv6, armv7, i686, x86_64 armv6, armv7, i686, x86_64 armv6, armv7, i686, x86_64 armv6, armv7, i686, x86_64
Init Software runit runit runit runit runit runit
Journaled File Systems btrfs, ext3, ext4, xfs btrfs, ext3, ext4, xfs btrfs, ext3, ext4, xfs btrfs, ext3, ext4, xfs btrfs, ext3, ext4, xfs btrfs, ext3, ext4, xfs
Multilingual            
Asian Language Support            
Full Package List 20221001 20210930 20191109 20181111 20171007 20150221
Package 20221001 20210930 20191109 20181111 20171007 20150221
abiword (3.0.5) -- -- -- -- -- --
alsa-lib (1.2.9) 1.2.7.2 1.2.5.1 1.1.9 1.1.7 1.1.4.1 1.0.28
amdgpu (23.0.0) -- -- -- -- -- --
bash (5.2.15) 5.1 5.1 5.0 4.4 4.4 4.3
bind (9.18.15) -- -- -- -- -- --
chromium (114.0.5735.90) -- -- -- -- -- --
cups (2.4.3) -- -- -- -- -- --
dhcp (4.4.3-P1) -- -- 4.4.1 4.4.1 4.3.6 --
e2fsprogs (1.47.0) 1.46.5 1.46.4 1.45.4 1.44.4 1.43.6 1.42.12
firefox (113.0.2) 105.0.1 78.14.0 70.0.1 52.9.0 52.4.0 35.0.1
freetype (2.13.0) 2.12.1 2.10.4 2.10.1 2.9.1 2.8.1 2.5.5
gcc (13.1.0) -- -- -- -- -- --
gimp (2.10.34) -- -- -- -- -- --
glibc (2.37) 2.32 2.32 2.30 2.28 2.26 2.21
gnome-shell (44.1) -- 3.38.3 3.34.1 -- -- --
gnucash (5.1) -- -- -- -- -- --
gnumeric (1.12.55) -- -- -- -- -- --
grub (2.06) 2.06 2.06 2.04 2.02 2.02 2.00
gtk (4.10.3) 4.8.1 2.24.32 3.24.11 3.24.1 2.24.31 2.24.26
httpd (2.4.57) -- -- -- -- -- --
inkscape (1.2.2) -- -- -- -- -- --
k3b (23.04.1) -- -- -- -- -- --
kmod (30) 30 27 -- 25 24 19
krita (5.1.5) -- -- -- -- -- --
libreoffice (7.5.3) -- -- -- -- -- --
linux (6.3.5) 5.19 5.13 4.14 4.18.17 4.12.13 3.18.7
Package 20221001 20210930 20191109 20181111 20171007 20150221
lxpanel (0.10.1) -- 0.10.0 0.10.0 0.9.3 0.9.3 --
mariadb (10.11.3) -- -- -- -- -- --
mate-desktop (1.26.1) -- 1.24.1 1.22.2 1.20.3 1.8.1 1.8.1
mesa (23.1.1) 22.1.7 21.2.3 19.2.3 18.2.4 17.2.2 10.4.4
mysql (8.0.33) -- -- -- -- -- --
nautilus (44.2) -- 3.38.2 -- -- -- --
NVIDIA (530.41.03) -- -- -- -- -- --
openbox (3.6.1) -- 3.6.1 3.6.1 3.6.1 3.6.1 --
openjdk (20.0.1) -- -- -- -- -- --
openssh (9.3p1) 9.0p1 8.8p1 8.1p1 7.9p1 7.5p1 6.7p1
openssl (3.1.1) 1.1.1q 1.1.1l -- -- -- --
perl (5.36.1) -- 5.32.1 5.30.0 5.28.0 5.26.1 5.20.2
php (8.2.6) -- -- -- -- -- --
plasma-desktop (5.27.5) -- -- -- -- -- --
postfix (3.8.0) -- -- -- -- -- --
postgresql (15.3) -- -- -- -- -- --
Python (3.11.3) 3.10.7 3.9.7 3.6.9 2.7.15 2.7.14 2.7.9
qt (6.5.1) -- 5.15.2 5.13.2 5.10.1 5.8.0 --
samba (4.18.3) 4.14.12 4.14.7 -- -- -- --
systemd (253.5) -- -- -- -- -- --
thunderbird (102.11.2) -- -- -- -- -- --
vim (9.0) -- -- -- -- -- --
vlc (3.0.18) -- -- -- -- -- --
wayland (1.22.0) 1.21.0 1.19.0 1.17.0 1.16.0 1.13.0 1.7.0
xfdesktop (4.18.1) 4.16.1 4.16.0 4.14.1 4.12.4 4.12.4 4.10.3
xorg-server (21.1.8) 21.1.4 1.20.13 1.20.5 1.20.3 1.19.4 1.17.1

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Version: 20221001
Rating: 9
Date: 2023-05-28
Votes: 3


I'm new to linux, and so far I'm very happy with Void. It took me a few tries to install it correctly, as I kept messing stuff up, but at the end, it feels very rewarding when everything is up and running as it should, and I learned a lot from the process. It feels light, using 1GB of ram with KDE, and very fast. Runit is great and simple. The package manager as well. I'm dual booting with Windows but have no need to go back. Some of the software isn't the latest, but for most of the things that I need and use regularly, they are. I highly recommend this distribution, and am looking forward to becoming a better linux user through it.


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Version: 20221001
Rating: 10
Date: 2023-05-27
Votes: 2


Void Linux is fantastic!
It's simplicity, stability, performance and no-nonsense approach is exceptional!
It boots so fast it's borderline hard to believe! (and this is on old T420s with a cheap ass used SSD)
I literally hit power on, took a sip of my tea and the dam thing was at the login screen! Holy fast!
The package manager is very good and easy to use.
Updating is super easy as well.
The OS is very resource efficient. Sitting at about 250MB with XFCE4 desktop loaded.
In essence, everything you need and nothing you don't need.
I wish more distributions would follow this as an example.
I literally am blown away with how amazing this distro is. It's a breath of fresh air and a welcome change from all of the over complicated (for nothing) distributions out there.
Please give it a try you absolutely will not be disappointed.
A big thank you to the developers of Void for making such a beautiful thing!



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Version: 20221001
Rating: 10
Date: 2023-05-26
Votes: 0


if you have gotten at least a little used to the structure of linux systems and the use of the command line, try Void Linux. The fast boot and package management; low memory consumption; stability of the system even though it is continuously being released; and many other things make this distro amazing.

On one of my notebooks I decided to install a very basic gnome-shell, giving preference to flatpak applications, and this was perfect for me; on the other I installed a version with plasma kde, and with applications from the repository: this brought my old notebook back to life.


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