Void Linux

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Void Linux
developer The Void Linux team
License (s) BSD -like
First publ. 2008
Current  version Rolling release
Kernel Linux
ancestry GNU / Linux
↳ Void Linux
Architecture (s) ARM , x86 or i386 (32 bit), AMD64 (64 bit)
Installation medium CD , USB memory stick , computer network
Languages) multilingual
Others See also:
List of Linux distributions
www.voidlinux.org

Void Linux is a Linux distribution developed from the ground up . It was launched in 2008 by Juan RP, a former NetBSD maintainer, to get a test environment for his package manager xbps . It was further developed and maintained by him and a small group of developers until 2020. Juan RP withdrew from the project in April 2020 after differences of opinion within the project.

construction

As an init system, Void has been using runit since July 2014 , which sets it apart from other distributions that use systemd , for example . Void is the first Linux distribution to implement TLS encryption using LibreSSL as standard .

Due to the publication model of the rolling releases , a Void installation can be kept continuously up to date; By default, updates always contain the latest package version. The official project archive for precompiled binary packages is primarily hosted in Germany. The distribution packages are managed via GitHub and can also be compiled using a script instead of binary packages. The build system is designed in such a way that it takes place in an isolated area and does not affect the packages and programs of the computer. It is also possible to create packages for other target platforms.

The usual desktop environments such as Enlightenment , Cinnamon , Xfce , LXDE and LXQt are available for download in preconfigured installation media as well as a basic system without a graphical user interface via flavors ; In addition to x64 and i686 processors, a number of single-board computers with processors based on the ARM architecture such as the Raspberry Pi , ODROID-C2 and the BeagleBoard are supported. The installer void-installer uses a text-based interface ( TUI ). Dash is preset as the default shell for root, but bash is also available along with other shells.

Void Linux sees itself as a distribution for experienced users and is more like a BSD derivative in terms of configuration and behavior . As an alternative to the binary packages based on glibc, there is also a variant with the alternative musl - libc available.

reception

According to Jesse Smith of DistroWatch, Void boots quickly, which Smith attributes to runit. Smith criticized the sparse documentation in the April 2015 article. Instructions are available in the traditional man pages . In addition, user-dependent topics are documented in a wiki. Enno Boland finds it remarkable that the distribution does not try to build its own ecosystem on the web, but uses existing offers such as GitHub and IRC. A post on cupoflinux.com with a detailed illustration of a dialog-guided installation praises the distribution for its diversity in terms of binary packages and sources, as well as the freedom to build the system according to the application - while staying close to Unix with runit and xbps. Eivind Uggedal uses Void on numerous devices and demonstrates this using practical installation aids at the command line level, e.g. B. for the ThinkPad Carbon X1. Open Hub rates the project as one with very high activity and a very large development team.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Void Linux: A Rolling-Release Distro From Scratch. June 8, 2015, accessed September 28, 2015 .
  2. ↑ a b Void. DistroWatch.com, accessed June 10, 2015 .
  3. ↑ vmklive: added a void splash image for syslinux, misc tweaks. github.com, October 18, 2011, accessed October 3, 2015 .
  4. ↑ Steve Litt: Why Void Linux? troubleshooters.com, August 2015, accessed October 5, 2015 .
  5. ↑ Void Linux: Distribution with XBPS package management. Pro-Linux, June 12, 2015, accessed June 12, 2015 .
  6. ↑ Initial import of xbps with code as August '09. github.com, August 17, 2009, accessed October 2, 2015 .
  7. ↑ Hackover talk on Void Linux. October 25, 2014, accessed September 22, 2015 .
  8. ↑ Announcement of withdrawal from Juan RP. In: Twitter. April 25, 2020, accessed April 28, 2020 .
  9. ↑ runit enabled by default. July 29, 2014, accessed October 12, 2017 .
  10. ↑ Without Systemd. Retrieved September 21, 2015 .
  11. ↑ Void Linux Drops Systemd & Switches To LibreSSL. September 9, 2014, accessed September 28, 2015 .
  12. ^ A b c d e Jessy Smith: Looking into the Void distribution. DistroWatch Weekly, Issue 604, April 6, 2015. Distrowatch.com, April 6, 2015, accessed September 20, 2015 .
  13. ↑ xbps. Enter the void. Retrieved September 21, 2015 .
  14. ↑ xbps-src . Manual.md
  15. ↑ Void Linux: aarch64 Support. voidlinux.org, September 17, 2016, accessed October 4, 2016 .
  16. ↑ Binary Package Statistics Void Linux. August 21, 2015, accessed September 21, 2015 .
  17. ↑ Void Linux Wiki Documentation. July 15, 2019, accessed July 15, 2019 .
  18. ↑ Enno Boland: VoidLinux. Gottox. August 2, 2014, accessed October 2, 2015 .
  19. ↑ Void Linux: A Review + Installation Guide. November 4, 2014, accessed October 2, 2015 .
  20. ↑ Eivind Uggedal: Void Linux on ThinkPad Carbon X1 3rd gen. (No longer available online.) May 11, 2015, archived from the original on October 4, 2015 ; accessed on October 2, 2015 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / uggedal.com
  21. ^ The The Void Linux distribution Open Source Project on Open Hub. Black Duck Open Hub (formerly Ohloh.net), October 2, 2015, accessed on October 2, 2015 .