See this makes me feel like I should be using arch, but I’m an idiot whos practically slobering all over the keyboard. I just want my pretty ui and for inkscape and my browser to work and to not have to worry about things unless I’m choosing to tinker
If I have to use the terminal for an prolonged period of time I might cry. I almost got void fully installed and working, but I just wanted my new replacement laptop up and running after my old one broke, so I gave up 🥹
I almost got void fully installed and working
I just wanted my new replacement laptop up
I gave up 🥹
Did you use the XFCE version? I did so (XFCE musl*) on an old machine, had a bit of trouble with the partitioning at first (had to try the live image a second time because new changes weren’t working) but ultimately worked fine. Seems to run fine, then again I wanted XFCE anyway. Install octoxbps and you can use that for installing/updating software as well.
Though post-install I did notice some dependencies being missing when installing some software, and packaging seems weak (like no optional dependencies like Arch has). So I haven’t committed to it on my main machine**, though I guess I can test it to see Void’s long-term updating experience (though the live image being from ~6-months ago probably says enough).
* because I am actually interested in this for compilation, and it actually is a use-case for an old machine
** outdated Arch… a bit of friction with my non-fiber internet, legacy GPU (1050Ti) drivers on AUR is a no-go for me
See this makes me feel like I should be using arch, but I’m an idiot whos practically slobering all over the keyboard. I just want my pretty ui and for inkscape and my browser to work and to not have to worry about things unless I’m choosing to tinker
If I have to use the terminal for an prolonged period of time I might cry. I almost got void fully installed and working, but I just wanted my new replacement laptop up and running after my old one broke, so I gave up 🥹
Did you use the XFCE version? I did so (XFCE musl*) on an old machine, had a bit of trouble with the partitioning at first (had to try the live image a second time because new changes weren’t working) but ultimately worked fine. Seems to run fine, then again I wanted XFCE anyway. Install
octoxbpsand you can use that for installing/updating software as well.Though post-install I did notice some dependencies being missing when installing some software, and packaging seems weak (like no optional dependencies like Arch has). So I haven’t committed to it on my main machine**, though I guess I can test it to see Void’s long-term updating experience (though the live image being from ~6-months ago probably says enough).
* because I am actually interested in this for compilation, and it actually is a use-case for an old machine
** outdated Arch… a bit of friction with my non-fiber internet, legacy GPU (1050Ti) drivers on AUR is a no-go for me