Void

Reader supplied reviews for Void Average rating 9.2 from 202 review(s) Please select a rating in the range of 1-10. Please write at least a few sentences about the distribution while limiting your review to 4080 characters. What are your thoughts on Void? Please include a few pros and a few cons, along with your overall impression of the operating system. Our FAQ page has tips on writing a good mini-review. Version: -- 202502022024031420230628202210012021093020191109201811112017100720150221 Rating:    -- 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 out of 10 Your review (minimum 250 words): Past reviews - sort by: DateVotes Version: 20230628 Rating: 10 Date: 2025-02-08 Votes: 5 The 2024 Void Linux ISO had a grub erorr and the problem was left unresolved for a long time. So I have been using the 2023 version of the ISO for a long time.I have not used the 2025 ISO yet. I installed and played with Void Linux dozens of times over the years for experimentation. 　Pros: ・Freedom of Choice　 　Can choose glibc or musl 　elogind without sway (Seatd)　possible ・Systemd Free ・Stable ・Lightweight ・Popular packages are new. ・Easy to understand documentation　 　Full disk encryption is very easy ・Runit and xbps are very easy to use 　Cons: ・Confusion in the past ・Few developers ・Not popular ・Forum is on Reddit ・Some old packages 　zulucrypt-gui not updated for years ・Repository is a little slow 　There are only 4 Tier 1 mirrors The advantages greatly outweigh the disadvantages. Was this review helpful? Yes No Version: 20250202 Rating: 10 Date: 2025-02-07 Votes: 5 After some distrohopping and trying other Linux distros that are all nice, you will find VoidLinux fast, stable as static Linux distros and almost bleeding edge as Arch. Nowadays apps are easy to install and use (flatpak, appimage, distrobox, wine,xbps-src, xdeb...). Installation takes less than 5 min. VoidLinux gives you a minimal iso and lets you the choice of the apps you really need. it's not only for developpers and it can be a used as a daily driver desktop os. For linux users, with some experience, fixing some issues is not a very hard task. In all cases, it's better than other non Linux OS. Congratulations for VoidLinux developers and thank you for your nice work! Was this review helpful? Yes No Version: 20250202 Rating: 1 Date: 2025-02-06 Votes: 0 This distro is definitely a mix of feelings. First off, the Live ISO only supports installation using the dd utility or via loopback through GRUB, which makes it a pain to install from a non-Unix system like Windows. After that, I feel like the performance of several apps on Void is lower compared to other distros I've used, probably because of all the patches they apply to support the various architectures they offer, as well as the alternative libc implementation, musl. I really notice this with Firefox, which takes ages to render on the screen and is a bit slow with the interface, even though my PC is fairly decent (Intel Core i7-12700KF, NVIDIA RTX 2060 6GB, 16GB RAM, 1TB NVMe SSD). The memory usage is definitely low in most cases, but honestly, that's not much consolation when the performance feels degraded. Plus, even though Void is a rolling release distro, many packages are seriously outdated, like GNOME and some firmware, which comes to mind because it's my go-to desktop environment. I understand that they have a small team maintaining things, but in this case, I think the best option would be to reduce the number of different systems they try to support and focus more on stability and security, while keeping the packages updated. The community also didn’t seem too friendly toward newcomers with questions they deem "inappropriate" for people trying out the distro, and the documentation is pretty short. So, if you run into a problem, you'll likely have a huge headache solving it. All in all, it’s an interesting project, but definitely with its fair share of issues. Was this review helpful? Yes No See all 202 reader reviews of Void...