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Void

Last Update: 2019-04-27 23:41 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, integration of OpenBSD's LibreSSL software, and native init system called "runit".

Popularity (hits per day): 12 months: 46 (229), 6 months: 44 (238), 3 months: 47 (228), 4 weeks: 55 (216), 1 week: 58 (216)

Average visitor rating: 9.1/10 from 147 review(s).


Void Summary
Distribution Void
Home Page https://www.voidlinux.org/
Mailing Lists https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/voidlinux
User Forums https://forum.voidlinux.org/
Alternative User Forums
Documentation https://wiki.voidlinux.eu/Main_Page
Screenshots --
Screencasts
Download Mirrors https://www.voidlinux.org/download/ •
Bug Tracker --
Related Websites  
Reviews 2018: DistroWatch • LinuxInsider • Ordinatechnic
2017: Linux.com • DistroWatch • LinuxFR (French)
2015: Alv.me (Russian) • DistroWatch
Where To Buy

Recent Related News and Releases
  Releases, download links and checksums:
 • 2018-11-13: Distribution Release: Void 20181111
 • More Void releases...

  Headlines:
 •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
 • More Void headlines...

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  • Colour scheme: green text = latest stable version, red text = development or beta version. The function determining beta versions is not 100% reliable due to a wide variety of versioning schemes.
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Feature current 20181111 20171007 20150221
Release Date 2018-11-12 2017-10-07 2015-02-21
End Of Life      
Price (US$) Free Free Free
Image Size (MB) 300-800 70-700 70-700
Free Download ISO ISO ISO
Installation Text mode Text mode Text mode
Default Desktop Cinnamon, Enlightenment, LXDE, LXQt, MATE, Xfce Cinnamon, Enlightenment, LXDE, LXQt, Xfce Cinnamon, Enlightenment, MATE, Xfce
Package Management XBPS XBPS XBPS
Release Model Rolling Rolling Rolling
Office Suite -- -- --
Processor Architecture armv6, armv7, i686, x86_64 armv6, armv7, i686, x86_64 armv6, armv7, i686, x86_64
Init Software runit runit runit
Journaled File Systems btrfs, ext3, ext4, xfs btrfs, ext3, ext4, xfs btrfs, ext3, ext4, xfs
Multilingual      
Asian Language Support      
Full Package List current 20181111 20171007
Package current 20181111 20171007 20150221
abiword (3.0.2) -- -- --
alsa-lib (1.1.9) 1.1.7 1.1.4.1 1.0.28
ati-driver (18.30) -- -- --
bash (5.0) 4.4 4.4 4.3
bind (9.15.3) -- -- --
chromium (76.0.3809.100) -- -- --
cups (2.2.12) -- -- --
dhcp (4.4.1) 4.4.1 4.3.6 --
e2fsprogs (1.45.3) 1.44.4 1.43.6 1.42.12
firefox (68.0.2) 52.9.0 52.4.0 35.0.1
freetype (2.10.1) 2.9.1 2.8.1 2.5.5
gcc (9.2.0) -- -- --
gimp (2.10.12) -- -- --
glibc (2.30) 2.28 2.26 2.21
gnome-shell (3.32.2) -- -- --
gnucash (3.6) -- -- --
gnumeric (1.12.45) -- -- --
grub (2.04) 2.02 2.02 2.00
gtk (3.24.10) 3.24.1 2.24.31 2.24.26
httpd (2.4.41) -- -- --
inkscape (0.92.4) -- -- --
k3b (19.08.0) -- -- --
kmod (26) 25 24 19
krita (4.2.5) -- -- --
libreoffice (6.3.0) -- -- --
linux (5.2.9) 4.18.17 4.12.13 3.18.7
Package current 20181111 20171007 20150221
lxpanel (0.10.0) 0.9.3 0.9.3 --
mariadb (10.4.7) -- -- --
mate-desktop (1.22.1) 1.20.3 1.8.1 1.8.1
mesa (19.1.4) 18.2.4 17.2.2 10.4.4
mysql (8.0.17) -- -- --
nautilus (3.32.3) -- -- --
NVIDIA (430.40) -- -- --
openbox (3.6.1) 3.6.1 3.6.1 --
openjdk (12.0.1) -- -- --
openssh (8.0p1) 7.9p1 7.5p1 6.7p1
openssl (1.1.1c) -- -- --
perl (5.30.0) 5.28.0 5.26.1 5.20.2
php (7.3.8) -- -- --
plasma-desktop (5.16.4) -- -- --
postfix (3.4.6) -- -- --
postgresql (11.5) -- -- --
Python (3.7.4) 2.7.15 2.7.14 2.7.9
qt (5.13.0) 5.10.1 5.8.0 --
samba (4.10.7) -- -- --
systemd (242) -- -- --
thunderbird (60.8.0) -- -- --
vim (8.1) -- -- --
vlc (3.0.8) -- -- --
xfdesktop (4.14.1) 4.12.4 4.12.4 4.10.3
xorg-server (1.20.5) 1.20.3 1.19.4 1.17.1

Reader Ratings
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Average rating
9.1
from 147 review(s)


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Version: 20181111
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-08-20
Votes: 3


 Great OS. No un-ncessary packages out of the box. Very clean distro.


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Version: current
Rating: 6
Date: 2019-08-18
Votes: 0


 I currently use Arch Linux.
I wanted to leave systemd. So, I seared for distros that are systemd free. There are very few distros as such.

By my requirements Void was the ideal choice to distro hop.

I think void is good, but requires few improvements to be better.


Pros:
* runit
* musl gcc
* independent distro, so no need to wait for some other distros to update packages.
* closer to Arch feel

Cons:
* ISO not updated since a long (not a big problem)
* Old forum got deleted (has small subreddit)
* Has very few Tier 1 mirrors
* falkon shows glitches in lxqt
* very small userbase
* Not as bleeding-edge as Arch
* xbps commands sometimes fail to work sometimes (but much faster than pacman)
* unintuitive installer (command line installer like Arch OR graphical installer like calamares should be preferred)
* RUNIT is not as fast as expected


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Version: current
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-08-06
Votes: 53


 This rolling linux distribution runs very smooth and is very lean (without a lot of unnecessary packages). The system and packages are always up to date without any breakages or glitches.
It has a very fast boot time and managing init services are simple and straight forward. I've been using it for about a year now and couldn't be more satisfied.
Kudos to developers and appreciate your hard work, cheers.


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