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Void


Last Update: 2025-02-02 13:58 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".

Popularity (hits per day): 12 months: 90 (126), 6 months: 98 (126), 3 months: 90 (141), 4 weeks: 79 (173), 1 week: 50 (267)

Average visitor rating: 9.23/10 from 201 review(s).


Void Summary
Distribution Void
Home Page https://voidlinux.org/
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  Releases announcements with download links and checksums:
 • 2025-02-02: Distribution Release: Void 20250202
 • 2024-03-15: Distribution Release: Void 20240314
 • 2023-07-11: Distribution Release: Void 20230628
 • 2018-11-13: Distribution Release: Void 20181111
 • More Void releases...

  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
 • More Void headlines...

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Feature 20250202 20240314 20230628 20221001 20210930 20191109 20181111 20171007 20150221 Feature
Release Date 2025-02-02 2024-03-15 2023-07-09 2022-10-17 2021-09-30 2019-11-13 2018-11-12 2017-10-07 2015-02-21 Release Date
End Of Life                   End Of Life
Price (US$) Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Price (US$)
Image Size (MB) 400-1400 400-1000 400-1000 400-1000 400-1000 300-800 300-800 70-700 70-700 Image Size (MB)
Free Download ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO Free Download
Installation Text mode Text mode Text mode Text mode Text mode Text mode Text mode Text mode Text mode Installation
Default Desktop Xfce Xfce Xfce 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 Default Desktop
Package Management XBPS XBPS XBPS XBPS XBPS XBPS XBPS XBPS XBPS Package Management
Release Model Rolling Rolling Rolling Rolling Rolling Rolling Rolling Rolling Rolling Release Model
Office Suite -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 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 armv6, armv7, i686, x86_64 armv6, armv7, i686, x86_64 armv6, armv7, i686, x86_64 Processor Architecture
Init Software runit runit runit runit runit runit runit runit runit Init Software
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 btrfs, ext3, ext4, xfs btrfs, ext3, ext4, xfs btrfs, ext3, ext4, xfs Journaled File Systems
Multilingual                   Multilingual
Asian Language Support                   Asian Language Support
Full Package List 20250202 20240314 20230628 20221001 20210930 20191109 20181111 20171007 20150221 Full Package List

Full Package List:   Void 20250202
  Number of packages: 599 (download as TXT)
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  •  aalib-1.4rc5_2
  •  accountsservice-0.6.55_3
  •  acl-2.3.2_1
  •  acpid-2.0.34_3
  •  adwaita-icon-theme-46.2_1
  •  alsa-lib-1.2.12_1
  •  alsa-pipewire-1.2.7_1
  •  alsa-utils-1.2.12_1
  •  atk-2.52.0_1
  •  at-spi2-atk-2.52.0_1
  •  at-spi2-core-2.52.0_1
  •  attr-2.5.2_1
  •  avahi-glib-libs-0.8_8
  •  avahi-libs-0.8_2
  •  ayatana-ido-0.9.3_1
  •  base-files-0.144_1
  •  base-system-0.114_2
  •  bash-5.2.32_1
  •  brltty-6.4_12
  •  brotli-1.1.0_1
  •  btrfs-progs-6.11_1
  •  bzip2-1.0.8_2
  •  ca-certificates-20241223+3.107_1
  •  cairo-1.18.0_1
  •  cairomm1.16-1.16.1_1
  •  cantarell-fonts-0.303.1_1
  •  c-ares-1.34.4_1
  •  celt-0.11.3_3
  •  chromaprint-1.5.1_2
  •  chrony-4.5_2
  •  coreutils-9.4_1
  •  cpio-2.15_1
  •  cryptsetup-2.7.5_1
  •  dash-0.5.12_2
  •  dbus-1.14.10_1
  •  dbus-glib-0.112_1
  •  dbus-libs-1.14.10_1
  •  dbus-x11-1.14.10_1
  •  dconf-0.40.0_1
  •  dejavu-fonts-ttf-2.37_2
  •  desktop-file-utils-0.27_1
  •  device-mapper-2.03.29_1
  •  dhcpcd-10.1.0_1
  •  dialog-1.3.20240619_1
  •  diffutils-3.10_1
  •  dnssec-anchors-20230213_1
  •  dosfstools-4.2_1
  •  dotconf-1.3_3
  •  dracut-105_1
  •  duktape-2.7.0_1
  •  e2fsprogs-1.47.2_1
  •  e2fsprogs-libs-1.47.2_1
  •  efibootmgr-18_1
  •  elogind-252.9_2
  •  enchant2-2.6.4_1
  •  espeakup-0.80_2
  •  ethtool-6.11_1
  •  eudev-3.2.14_2
  •  eudev-libudev-3.2.14_2
  •  exo-4.20.0_1
  •  expat-2.6.4_1
  •  f2fs-tools-1.16.0_1
  •  faac-1.30_1
  •  fdk-aac-2.0.3_1
  •  ffmpeg-4.4.4_10
  •  ffmpeg6-6.1.2_3
  •  ffmpegthumbnailer-2.2.2_2
  •  ffplay6-6.1.2_3
  •  file-5.45_1
  •  findutils-4.9.0_1
  •  firefox-134.0_1
  •  flite-2.2_1
  •  font-alias-1.0.5_1
  •  fontconfig-2.14.2_1
  •  font-misc-misc-1.1.3_1
  •  font-util-1.4.1_1
  •  freetype-2.13.2_1
  •  fribidi-1.0.14_1
  •  fuse-2.9.9_1
  •  fuse3-3.16.2_1
  •  garcon-4.20.0_1
  •  gawk-5.3.0_2
  •  gcr-3.41.2_1
  •  gcr4-4.3.0_1
  •  gdbm-1.23_1
  •  gdk-pixbuf-2.42.10_2
  •  giflib-5.2.2_1
  •  gir-freedesktop-1.82.0_2
  •  glib-2.82.1_2
  •  glibc-2.39_4
  •  glibc-locales-2.39_4
  •  glibmm2.68-2.78.0_1
  •  glib-networking-2.80.0_1
  •  gmp-6.3.0_1
  •  gnome-icon-theme-3.12.0_3
  •  gnome-keyring-46.1_1
  •  gnome-themes-extra-3.28_4
  •  gnome-themes-extra-gtk-3.28_4
  •  gnome-themes-standard-3.28_4
  •  gnupg-2.4.5_1
  •  gnutls-3.8.6_1
  •  gpgmepp-1.24.1_1
  •  graphene-1.10.8_1
  •  graphite-1.3.14_1
  •  grep-3.11_2
  •  grub-2.12_2
  •  grub-i386-efi-2.12_2
  •  grub-x86_64-efi-2.12_2
  •  gsettings-desktop-schemas-46.0_1
  •  gspell-1.14.0_1
  •  gst-libav-1.24.10_1
  •  gst-plugins-bad1-1.24.10_1
  •  gst-plugins-base1-1.24.10_1
  •  gst-plugins-good1-1.24.10_1
  •  gst-plugins-ugly1-1.24.10_1
  •  gstreamer1-1.24.10_1
  •  gtk+-2.24.33_3
  •  gtk+3-3.24.43_1
  •  gtk4-4.16.7_1
  •  gtk-layer-shell-0.8.2_1
  •  gtkmm4-4.12.0_1
  •  gtksourceview4-4.8.4_1
  •  gtk-update-icon-cache-3.24.43_1
  •  gvfs-1.54.2_1
  •  gvfs-afc-1.54.2_1
  •  gvfs-mtp-1.54.2_1
  •  gvfs-smb-1.54.2_1
  •  gzip-1.13_1
  •  hicolor-icon-theme-0.17_3
  •  highway-1.2.0_1
  •  hwids-0.391_1
  •  iana-etc-20240117_1
  •  iceauth-1.0.9_1
  •  icu-libs-73.2_2
  •  imlib2-1.12.3_1
  •  inih-58_1
  •  iproute2-6.10.0_1
  •  iptables-1.8.10_1
  •  iputils-20240905_1
  •  ipw2100-firmware-1.3_6
  •  ipw2200-firmware-3.1_6
  •  iso-codes-4.17.0_1
  •  iw-5.19_1
  •  jansson-2.14_1
  •  jbigkit-libs-2.2_2
  •  json-c-0.18_1
  •  json-glib-1.10.0_1
  •  kbd-2.6.4_1
  •  kmod-31_1
  •  kpartx-0.9.6_1
  •  lame-3.100_2
  •  lcms2-2.16_2
  •  ldb-2.9.0_2
  •  less-643_1
  •  liba52-0.8.0_1
  •  libaio-0.3.113_1
  •  libao-1.2.2_2
  •  libaom-3.8.1_1
  •  libarchive-3.7.7_1
  •  libaspell-0.60.8.1_1
  •  libass-0.17.2_1
  •  libassuan-2.5.7_1
  •  libasyncns-0.8_9
  •  libatasmart-0.19_5
  •  libavcodec6-6.1.2_3
  •  libavdevice6-6.1.2_3
  •  libavfilter6-6.1.2_3
  •  libavformat6-6.1.2_3
  •  libavutil6-6.1.2_3
  •  libayatana-appindicator-0.5.93_1
  •  libayatana-indicator-0.9.4_1
  •  libblkid-2.40.2_1
  •  libblockdev-3.1.1_3
  •  libbluetooth-5.78_1
  •  libbluray-1.3.4_1
  •  libbpf-1.5.0_1
  •  libbs2b-3.1.0_3
  •  libbytesize-2.10_2
  •  libcaca-0.99.beta20_1
  •  libcamera-0.3.2_1
  •  libcanberra-0.30_15
  •  libcanberra-gtk3-0.30_15
  •  libcap-2.71_1
  •  libcap-ng-0.8.5_2
  •  libcap-progs-2.71_1
  •  libcddb-1.3.2_9
  •  libcdio-2.1.0_1
  •  libcdio-paranoia-10.2+2.0.1_1
  •  libcdparanoia-10.2_15
  •  libcloudproviders-0.3.6_1
  •  libcolord-1.4.6_2
  •  libcrypto3-3.3.2_1
  •  libcryptsetup-2.7.5_1
  •  libcups-2.4.11_1
  •  libcurl-8.11.1_2
  •  libdatrie-0.2.13_1
  •  libdav1d-1.3.0_1
  •  libdaxctl-70.1_1
  •  libdb-5.3.28_8
  •  libdbusmenu-glib-16.04.0_6
  •  libdbusmenu-gtk3-16.04.0_6
  •  libde265-1.0.12_1
  •  libdecor-0.2.2_1
  •  libdisplay-info-0.1.1_1
  •  libdrm-2.4.122_1
  •  libdvdcss-1.4.3_1
  •  libdvdread-6.1.3_1
  •  libedit-20240808.3.1_1
  •  libefivar-39_1
  •  libelf-0.190_1
  •  libelogind-252.9_2
  •  libepoxy-1.5.10_1
  •  libespeak-ng-1.51_1
  •  libev-4.33_1
  •  libevdev-1.13.2_1
  •  libevent-2.1.12_3
  •  libexif-0.6.24_1
  •  libfdisk-2.40.2_1
  •  libffi-3.3_2
  •  libfftw-3.3.10_3
  •  libflac-1.4.3_1
  •  libfluidsynth-2.3.5_1
  •  libfontenc-1.1.8_1
  •  libgbm-24.2.8_2
  •  libgcc-13.2.0_3
  •  libgcrypt-1.10.3_1
  •  libgirepository-1.82.0_2
  •  libglapi-24.2.8_2
  •  libglvnd-1.7.0_1
  •  libgme-0.6.3_1
  •  libgomp-13.2.0_3
  •  libgpg-error-1.49_1
  •  libgpgme-1.24.1_1
  •  libgpm-1.20.7_10
  •  libgs-10.03.1_1
  •  libgsf-1.14.52_1
  •  libgsm-1.0.22_2
  •  libgtop-2.41.3_1
  •  libgudev-238_1
  •  libgusb-0.4.9_1
  •  libharfbuzz-10.2.0_1
  •  libheif-1.18.1_2
  •  libhunspell1.7-1.7.2_1
  •  libICE-1.1.2_1
  •  libid3tag-0.15.1b_8
  •  libidn2-2.3.4_1
  •  libimobiledevice-1.3.0_7
  •  libinput-1.26.2_1
  •  libinstpatch-1.1.6_1
  •  libjack-1.9.22_1
  •  libjbig2dec-0.20_1
  •  libjpeg-turbo-3.1.0_2
  •  libjxl-0.10.3_2
  •  libkeybinder3-0.3.2_2
  •  libkeyutils-1.6.3_2
  •  libkmod-31_1
  •  libksba-1.6.6_1
  •  liblastlog2-2.40.2_1
  •  libldap-2.6.9_1
  •  libldns-1.8.4_1
  •  liblightdm-gobject-1.32.0_5
  •  liblilv-0.24.12_4
  •  libllvm19-19.1.4_2
  •  liblouis-3.15.0_5
  •  liblrdf-0.6.1_2
  •  libltdl-2.4.7_7
  •  liblz4-1.9.4_1
  •  liblzma-5.6.2_1
  •  libmagic-5.45_1
  •  libmm-glib-1.18.12_1
  •  libmnl-1.0.5_1
  •  libmodplug-0.8.9.0_1
  •  libmount-2.40.2_1
  •  libmpeg2-0.5.1_10
  •  libmpg123-1.32.7_1
  •  libmtp-1.1.22_1
  •  libmysofa-1.3.2_1
  •  libndctl-70.1_1
  •  libndp-1.8_1
  •  libnetfilter_conntrack-1.1.0_1
  •  libnfnetlink-1.0.2_1
  •  libnfs-5.0.3_1
  •  libnftnl-1.2.8_1
  •  libnice-0.1.22_1
  •  libnl3-3.9.0_1
  •  libnm-1.50.0_1
  •  libnma-1.10.6_1
  •  libnotify-0.8.3_1
  •  libnuspell-5.1.6_2
  •  libnvme-1.10_2
  •  libogg-1.3.5_1
  •  libopenal-1.23.1_2
  •  libopenjpeg2-2.5.2_1
  •  libopenraw-0.1.3_3
  •  libpaper-1.1.29_1
  •  libparted-3.6_1
  •  libpcap-1.10.5_1
  •  libpciaccess-0.18.1_1
  •  libpcre2-10.42_1
  •  libpcre-8.45_3
  •  libpipewire-1.2.7_1
  •  libplist-2.2.0_5
  •  libpng-1.6.46_1
  •  libpoppler-24.08.0_1
  •  libpostproc6-6.1.2_3
  •  libproxy-0.4.18_4
  •  libpsl-0.21.5_1
  •  libpulseaudio-16.1_2
  •  libpyldb-util-2.9.0_2
  •  libpytalloc-util-2.4.2_2
  •  libraptor-2.0.16_1
  •  libreadline8-8.2.010_1
  •  librist-0.2.11_1
  •  librsvg-2.59.1_4
  •  librtmp-2.4.20161210_10
  •  libsamplerate-0.2.2_1
  •  libsasl-2.1.28_2
  •  libseccomp-2.5.5_1
  •  libsecret-0.21.4_1
  •  libsensors-3.6.0_2
  •  libserd-0.32.2_1
  •  libsharpyuv-1.4.0_2
  •  libsigc++3-3.4.0_1
  •  libSM-1.2.4_1
  •  libsmartcols-2.40.2_1
  •  libsndfile-1.2.2_1
  •  libsndio-1.10.0_1
  •  libsodium-1.0.20_1
  •  libsonic-0.2.0_1
  •  libsord-0.16.16_1
  •  libsoup3-3.4.2_1
  •  libsoxr-0.1.3_2
  •  libspa-alsa-1.2.7_1
  •  libspa-audioconvert-1.2.7_1
  •  libspa-audiomixer-1.2.7_1
  •  libspa-control-1.2.7_1
  •  libspa-v4l2-1.2.7_1
  •  libspectre-0.2.12_1
  •  libspeex-1.2.1_1
  •  libsrt-1.5.4_1
  •  libsrtp-2.6.0_1
  •  libssh-0.11.1_1
  •  libssh2-1.11.0_2
  •  libssl3-3.3.2_1
  •  libstdc++-13.2.0_3
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Version: 20250202
Rating: 10
Date: 2025-02-07
Votes: 0


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!


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Version: 20250202
Rating: 1
Date: 2025-02-06
Votes: 4


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.


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Version: 20250202
Rating: 8
Date: 2025-02-05
Votes: 7


I chose this Distro as an in between solution of FreeBSD and Linux, with a focus on not using systemD. I have been using it for 4 years now as a daily driver on an old Potato PC and must admit that this is a very well rounded rolling release.
What people have already said is that it is blazing fast, even on older devices, and the xbps package manager is very versatile. Runit is easy to configure and manage. As a desktop solution this is a good distribution.

It can be run on a server and most packages for server management are available. The downside is that it needs a lot of tinkering even on a desktop level. This is no Distro for the faint hearted. You need to know your stuff and you need to be able to resolve issues on your own.

The "Forum" is in reddit. Whilst most of the Linux community is helpful and friendly, reddit is more honest. This can at times reflect in your face as unfriendly. The moderation is especially toxic if they don't have a suitable answer for you or you are to stupid for the distribution in their eyes. There is a lot of condescension going on.
This isn't helpful, especially for users who are new to Linux and moreover managing a more complex distribution like Void.

While the documentation has progressively become better over the years, it is still a hurdle in setting up the system. I believe they have an xfce live image now, but you would probably be better off if you know how to partition your device and do a complete installation over the CLI.


All in all I am not unhappy about this Distribution, it has been a faithful companion over the years. However, because of work I now have to get more familiar with SystemD (yuk), I will be moving back to Debian for the time being. Maybe at some later point I will come back to the Void.

An interesting factoid is that Void Linux adapted SystemD long before Debian had even considered it. But they were also very keen on getting rid of it and finding an alternative init system.


Pros:
Lightweight
Fast (even on older devices)
Rolling Release
No systemD
Up to date

Cons:
Professional orientated, not beginner friendly
Toxic community, if not addressed in a professional manner




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