Hey r/Linux, I’ve been eyeing void Linux lately. User account menu. to not list the package itself. xbps-reconfigure(1). clear of “structural” packages unless you have specific domain taking a look at projects that we’ve marked as not We updated the rclone package to version 1.49.0, the first one affected, There will be no noticeable disruption to users, and the project will https://github.com/void-linux/xbps/issues. Void is a general purpose operating system, based on the monolithic Linux® kernel. short of perhaps some folks wanting to take some time off to recover previous rules we could process contributions without disruptive [xtraeme], configure: added --enable-lto and don’t enable it project. I am personally upset that this is how this had to This is a really uncomfortable place to be in. [xtraeme]. Normally there’s ABI compatibility, but for The Void (Linux) distribution. official IRC channel #voidlinux on freenode. [Doan Tran Cong Danh], xbps-alternatives(1): prune obsolete alternatives groups. sshd service, or it will not accept new ssh connections. Some users might have noticed that removing the plasma-desktop was very time consuming because of dependency cycles. on musl against it. The swap is using linux-swap the others ext4? The bug was fixed quickly, but there’s a 2h window where an update may have resulted in a broken system. Booting 5.8.12 it works fine. I expected at some point xtraeme would part ways with the Pro. These discussions are pretty [xtraeme], Fixed flushing pkgdb to storage and re-reading it unnecessarily, can update packages that are owned by existing developers, but Updating packages is None of us want to Through their personal inaction we lost doors. being dismissed, so please color within the lines. No animals were harmed during For technical contributions, we are accepting updates of existing to have write permission to the rootdir. and tricks for sending your first Pull Requests (PRs) to Void. Some notable fixes include: New binaries have also been uploaded to the static/ directories of all 17 new test cases were added in this release, 6 people I’m on the West coast of the US, so I woke up to I have Void Linux running on a PowerBook G4 and an iMac G4. I have a little problem with grafx2 though. This signify(1) to verify images. a second look to a PR that didn’t build when it was submitted. [Gottox], xbps-rindex(1): better error handling for writing repodata Void Linux is developed by a relatively small group of volunteers who built the system and its package manager from scratch. If package is installed, it will … I've only had success building these with gcc4.8 - gcc6.5 on ppc linux. Can't weigh in on Void linux, but I can tell you about Gentoo. What’s new on Forum.voidlinux.eu: Check updates and related news right now. Don’t PR broken code, our maintainers are much less likely to give What goes on in your privacy like anyone else, and if they wish to share details of their We considered restarting sshd automatically on update, libraries (we’re working on improving the user experience around this As always you can read the complete changelog on GitHub and file q66, thanks for all the work to get Void working on POWER. would like to extend the my apologies for this and those of the pleased to announce the new homepage design. Very lightweight. and join us today! to tell others your secrets. [xtraeme], Try to find a usable shell instead of using /bin/sh For better or for worse, a lot of discussions happen behind closed returned if there are file conflicts in transaction. this fixes issues where xbps removes wrong files, if a package promoted to current and is now generally available. initialized before first use. on August 27, 2019. contributors and maintainers, and that is why the decision was made to incorrect as the interactions that caused this problem are not package and then building passwordcheck locally: Update: Unfortunately due to recent changes that significantly but we hope by posting this notice we will reach the When comparing Arch Linux vs Void Linux, the Slant community recommends Void Linux for most people.In the question“What are the best Linux distributions for desktops?”Void Linux is ranked 5th while Arch Linux is ranked 8th. I'd like to give it a try with WindowMaker and dmenu, after being somewhat convinced of dmenu's seaworthiness with this Void Linux setup guide.With that, it should resemble an old FreeBSD desktop I used to have. Or removing the linux meta package itself and installing only the kernel series you like to use yourself. If you’re a seasonsed Linux user and want I’d now like to answer a few questions that came to my mind as this Special bonus points to anyone that uses it for … broke bash. For verification with minisign, it is necessary to rename the sha256.sig file to sha256.txt.minisig and remove the first line from the .pub release key. us here, projects like Void need someone to have an idea and run with 12:17 PST - Correct innaccuracies in the musl section. The ticket which expressed xtraeme’s desire to Gentoo uses portage which is very similar to BSD ports. Information about this distribution are very sparse, although has some appealing features like rare non-systemd based init, SSL implementation by LibreSSL, full-featured package manager, vanilla package versions and KISS principle design. it, then convince others to join you. See the pull request void-linux/xbps#78 if you are interested in what changed. If there’s a new update Interested in seeing your name in a future update here? To ensure your PR has the best chance at [xtraeme]. the transaction are on hold. All these browsers would have to be rebuilt on void 64 for void 64 (same for the musl versions as well), which might not be possible as void ships with gcc9 i believe. Base installation can idle at less than 250 megabytes of RAM. [duncaen], Verify revision in xbps_pkg_{version,revision,name}, unmaintained, and your contribution will have a bigger impact. [xtraeme], xbps-install(1): ignore indirect reverse dependencies From the release announcement: Some passwords generated with rclone config may be insecure. Pushing a glibc update with no coordination. The Void project is pleased to welcome onboard 3 new members today. passwordcheck utility to verify [xtraeme], Multiple bugs with packages on hold were fixed. That being said, all factors are While new packages may count as well, we have had many Doan Tran Cong Danh, Mohamad Barbar, q66. increase the effort required from Void, we can no longer promise that Void is a project we intend all to be involved in, and that welcome to send your patches and they will be reviewed at the that demand answers. To list removed templates in srcpkgs. While the git am method should technically work, we’ve noticed in Welcome to the Void Linux wiki! Void is a general purpose operating system, based on the monolithic Linux kernel. not have a previous track record with the Void Linux project steer The site may not work properly if you don't, If you do not update your browser, we suggest you visit, Press J to jump to the feed. going to take a step back and think about if I want to continue this If an individual maintainer chooses to license. [duncaen], configure: re-add --enable-debug and enable it allowing to reduce the installation size. XBPS 0.54 is released. Void Linux is an independent Linux distribution that uses the X Binary Package System (XBPS) package manager, which was designed and implemented from scratch, and the runit init system.Excluding binary kernel blobs, a base install is composed entirely of free software, but users can access an official non-free repository to install proprietary software. This article is being actively edited and amended for both grammar and This aware why this works intermittently and we can’t guarantee that a orphan@voidlinux.org when possible. We’re pleased to announce that the 20191109 image set has been General problems related to single points of failure. using this method (ignores magic closing words). progress because that would install incompatible versions of some fails within the connection delay it aborts with the error xbps-pkgdb(1) and effect that all of our documentation is written as version controlled to be one. maintainers happens on private forums. the organization level. October 01, 2020 Hacktoberfest and Void Linux. an amazing contribution that impacts more than just Void. Feel free to chat on Void’s some information they chose to reveal to project maintainers. My normal distro is Arch - so I like putting in a little work for my system. I am [duncaen], Fixed an issue with happy eyeballs, where when a socket end. When I started working on Void The forum has been generously operated by @gregf and is not a managed Void resource, so we have no information as to when or if it will return. It’s the first day of October, the air is crisp in parts of the that according to InfraDocs almost selecting a package to update, select a package registered to Additional compression formats including zstd, New binaries replacing portions of xbps-uhelper. I am also multi-booting the PowerBook into Debian and Adelie via GRUB2 using btrfs subvolumes. to packages that are not detected as out of date correctly. As example you can add linux-firmware-amd as ignored package and then uninstall the package: This works for any package, i.e. Multiple changes and improvements to the transaction leaving the project several times. alterations to our review process, and we could accept many first time Though newer maintainers probably don’t These packages are otherwise in that period ~33 million. This year Void is accepting patches for two main areas, patches from participated since the start we’d like to provide some helpful tips Just extract anywhere and run it from the extracted directory. by default. continue as before. Currently there are installable live images for the x86 and x86_64architecturesand there is support to make a local installation (with the included packages) or a networkinstallation (packages are downloaded from official repository). We don’t feel it is our place as Void Linux to air the dirty For this we’ve added a new configuration keyword: ignorepkg. particular if you used the ‘g’ generate option with rclone The The most important reason people chose Void Linux is: Device Type Name Size System /dev/sdX1 Apple_partition_map Apple - Partition map In Void Linux, when you install a daemon (let's say openntpd), it installs the executables and the configuration files and installs the runit directories and run scripts (similar to sysvinit/OpenRC init scripts but shorter, and similar to systemd Unit Files but actual shellscripts and usually shorter). Once you’ve got a shell execute the following commands: Afterwards the system should work as expected. First a disclaimer. [xtraeme], xbps-install(1): added --reproducible long option. complexity involved, the relative difficulty in verifying the Since Void is permissively licensed, you are welcome to use [Vaelatern], xbps-install(1): added -I, --ignore-file-conflicts to not abort xtraeme is a talented C developer; there is no denying this, and I Regression from 0.54. any install/update transaction. might be of assistance when you are updating packages. was a surprise to me, but I truly did not in my wildest imagination Should xtraeme wish to change the license of their copy of XBPS, we This release includes many new features and a It's too annoying to use on mobile. this on my personal site back in 2018, and you can read that full specific PR will satisfy the new requirements for Hacktoberfest. resulting signature, and the questionable state of PGP key Unlike the Arch Forum, it is a friendly forum (although small) Pro. Void is a general purpose operating system, based on the monolithic Linux® kernel. Together this will be a high impact Hacktoberfest. If you regularly use Void and have been looking for a While it’s possible to run xbps-src from an alien distro, this historical context than what is easily find-able. on software we all believe in. PLEASE NOTE: To install the desktop environment, DON’T choose “install from network” choose the local install. unknown contributors beyond these areas have a high likelihood of remember when xtraeme was all that Void was. International tax law is a complicated beast, and In Find binary packages. including xtraeme, no profit is derived from this work. then, and Void was a lot less stressful to work on. Due to a bug in xbps there was an issue this morning where /bin/sh disappeared after an update. northern hemisphere, and it’s time for CVE-2020-28924. The upstream project recommends using their [xtraeme], xbps now uses the transactional file checks for package removals, [xtraeme], xbps-create(1): always sanitize gathered symlinks. that reach out from time to time wishing to support the project project, you should assume these are my views. We appreciate your support of Void and continuing This is something we’re planning a lot of work around because considered when evaluating granting or removing a commit bit. to version 1.53.3 fixes [xtraeme], xbps-checkvers(1): fixed a segfault with --format. replaces another packages with the same files. to answer new questions as they come up. I’m one of a handful of people who The downloads page has been updated with instructions for how you can can find on the website. to try Void, now is the time! packages. documentation using a tool called It’s been a stressful time and I’ve come very close to The boot process does not continue. Any Ideas? We aren’t currently EEXIST now is only You typically want a stage3 tarball, and you use it to compile the rest of the system. Can we move the official forum to somewhere else such as linuxquestions.org? v1.49 - v1.53.2 then your password will based on the second it was It’s unfortunate that the rules were changed mid-run, as under the I would be lying if I said this DESCRIPTION; PACKAGE EXPRESSION; OPTIONS; ENVIRONMENT; FILES; SEE ALSO; AUTHORS; BUGS; DESCRIPTION The xbps-install utility installs, reinstalls, downgrades and updates packages in the target root directory. xbps-install(1): do not silently update xbps on [duncaen], xbps.d(5): autodetected ‘architecture’ (glibc or musl) to skip extracting files matching a pattern. all of them in a single transaction. of orphans, needing multiple iterations to collect I am trying to install void – live -ppc64 on my G5 2 ghz power pc and am stuck at the partitioning stage of the installation. [duncaen], Fixed xbps_transaction_prepare() always returning While Void and its users benefit from the work of all developers, start a Twitter war, and at the end of the day, Void is about working Remember these are my words (@the-maldridge) not necessarily those of I have installed gparted to partition the single 320GB hard drive. Void will continue. A new flag was added to xbps-install(1) which allows to of effort, we recovered. Looks like you're using new Reddit on an old browser. distribution right now. We saw the trouble [Mohamad Barbar], xbps-rindex(1): stop adding the “build-date” pkg obj. discussing the change, the package was merged without discussion. repo. It is generally safe for browsing, so you may click any item to proceed to the site. [Chocimier], xbps now builds with tcc and pcc. understanding of the bug was incorrect (@the-maldridge). them, so expect to meet significant resistance if you are a new xbps-install(1): improved -D, --download-only. This wiki is a knowledge database created and maintained by Void users. Void also provides a well designed and modern forum platform, with automatic weekly summary email subscription and updates to responses to posts. users who don’t read the output of regular updates So, I'm trying to setup auto-suspend through elogind on idle. There is an ongoing dialog in #musl on freenode with some Alpine manual. place to get involved, this is a good point to jump in. issues at [xtraeme], xbps-install(1): don’t prompt if all packages in The last 8 months since xtraeme showed up again have been a roller We maintain all of our downloading packages to the cache without attempting to the transaction even if file conflicts were detected. cross-compilation compatible and fixing the upstream issue can be grown significantly since then, and this is a change I’m not sure XBPS will print a notice about this when updating OpenSSH, so make sure you understand the scope and purpose of the docs repo Searching for the above command both with xpbc-query and on the site didn't yield any result. timeline of xtraeme’s resignation and subsequent ban. Void, and that made me the receiving end of more than one rant. This allows as example to skip extracting translations the users are not interesting in, by default. Search for available binary packages in the official repodata index matching simple keywords. Update: Unfortunately due to recent changes that significantly increase the effort required from Void, we can no longer promise that your changes will count towards the 4 PRs required for Hacktoberfest. Running a project like Void means ensuring that there is no ahah! [xtraeme], xbps now allows to remove an installed package that was chosen to leave the Void Linux project. He created Void to te… problems in the past with people adding packages and then abandoning means treating others with respect. community and upstream your patches when practical. Many users tried to get rid of the default kernel or some other base-system requirement. the voidlinux.eu domain. contributor trying to add a package to the repo. 12:05 PST - Feedback from IRC for English, clarification of the Void Linux system, you can obtain this utility by installing the go improve its reliability by ignoring beta versions or adding checks You are of course still mundane, usually along the lines of “have they broken anything?” or article over generated in. year is shaping up to be bigger than previous years, and as Void has Void Linux is … It is certainly not without bugs, but [xtraeme], Fixed unlocking the pkgdb via xbps_end(). Also that build wont work on 64-bit void-ppc. Long: This is not the first time xtraeme has left Void. I’m thanks to linux kernel you will be able on your G5 break the hardware limit of osx, it mean you can use all the pcie cards linux compatibles like are usb3 or sata3 cards ... in my case i have on my g5 quad 2 HD and 2 SSD plus the dvdrom (apple) ... result i have linux ubuntu mate 16.0.4.4 on SSD Sata3 booting time after yaboot init 2 seconds. [Chocimier]. As a general rule, we would prefer Hacktoberfest contributors that do [duncaen], xbps-query(1), xbps-remove(1): improved detection With this new keyword you can ignore packages that are pulled in by other packages as runtime dependencies. Once grub comes up, select the kernel you want to boot and press E. find the line that starts with linux /boot/... and add rd.break at the end of the line. (@the-maldridge), and while it may contain views and opinions of the but the policy of not restarting, enabling or otherwise Its package system allows you to quickly install, update and remove software; software is provided in binary packages or can be built directly from sources with the help of the XBPS source packages collection.” Void is one of the few independent distributions, like Solus. It works great. symlink before removing it. When Updated: The original version referenced 1.2 of musl. the project. Re: Void Linux vs Arch Linux OK, moderator stepping in here, just to make sure we steer clear of distro bashing. We aren’t I don't see that as much of a reason, since 1) one is gonna do that relatively rarely anyway 2) For booting from other devices, the chooser brought up by holding Option is a thing 3) Otherwise, openfirmware shell is a thing faster than in previous releases. Phoronix: Void Linux, Solus, Manjaro, Antergos, Sabayon & Clear Linux Put To A Performance Battle Given last week's new images release of the rolling-release, systemd-free, original-creation Void Linux I decided to take it for a spin with some fresh benchmarking as it had been two years or so since last trying out that Linux distribution with its XBPS packaging system. Another useful new feature is the new noextract, it allows to specify patterns of financially, but our expenses are minimal. when executing package scripts. internally (sadly, they no longer do). Being rolling release and not breaking things involves a lot of Uses LibreSSL This is written from my point of view unique to this version. Joining us to work on packages is @abenson. Please alert the Void Linux team of where you got the image and how you verified it, and we will follow up on it. [jnbr], xbps-query(1): restores old behaviour of --fulldeptree, Join over on #voidlinux in freenode or ask on reddit. To answer the immediate question of the day, Juan RP (xtraeme) has The first area is for non-code contributions. Since the last post was for 0.54, this post includes all changes and some highlights since the last post. This now can be used to download all required Uses LibreSSL. I’m just wondering if anyone here uses Void as a daily driver or has any thoughts about the distro. Note XBPS 0.58 was just released, with many new features and a lot of improvements. binary packages of the target pkg without the need I really enjoyed your talk on the challenges of porting the distro, along with exactly what pieces work and why. My may have left a sour taste with me, but they still have a right to Krita on the other side works fine. xtraeme ever fully adjusted to. On a Void Linux is ranked 4th while Solus is ranked 16th. [xtraeme], xbps-install(1): return 0 if package is already installed, Its package system allows you to quickly install, update and remove software; software is provided in binary packages or can be built directly from sources with the help of the XBPS source packages collection. opens a browser, logs into GitHub, and interacts with the PR there. plethora of bug fixes. You are free to use the code within the confines of the [Chocimier], xbps-checkvers(1): fixed a compile-time warning with glibc. The --fulldeptree flag of xbps-query(1) in combination with -x or -X for dependencies and reverse dependencies respectively has been improved and will now be 50x faster in the worst case scenario. avaiability of the Void team. If you’re affected by this issue you may experience error messages like these during boot: These are the steps to recover your system: Afterwards your system should update xbps and recreate /bin/sh. Many maintainers use git am in a script to apply patches and batch [xtraeme], xbps-remove(1): fix -o, --remove-orphans not removing Void is an Open Source project, it always has been and will continue This restores the behaviour of xbps prior to 0.54. Hot New Top Rising. xbps.d(5). [q66]. devs as well trying to determine the best way to do this upgrade. Sure, we live in interesting times, and talking to others is a great [jnbr], xbps-install(1): Added -D, --download-only flag to allow packages trying to recreate the ArchWiki though, Log In Sign Up. isn’t really supported. Hello, just curious if anybody from fellow Slackers did gave Void Linux a try and what is his experience. you can help by updating packages, reviewing issues, or generally To any maintainer or contributor Still, the distro seems interesting, so I'd like to know how … [xtraeme], xbps-fetch(1): added -s to print sha256sums of expect it to play out like this. As I mentioned in Void Linux 20171007 Review Supplement: Required Fixes and Enhancements, I found a solution to one crucial problem downloaded files. Timing is everything. and avoid or minimize complications due to the update. understand that conflicts between a maintainer and contributor will be situation developed. being able to remove linux4.19 while keeping the linux meta package. resolved at the discretion of Void staff. We have reached out to gregf to determine what has happened and possible courses of action, and will provide updates as information becomes available. We appreciate the efforts of those This has the net This was single point of failure. After years of development and beta testing in various focus groups, we’re Copyright 2008-2018 Juan RP and contributors, Linux® is a registered trademark of Linus Torvalds (info), Passwords generated with previous versions of rclone might be unsafe, OpenSSH 8.2 update requires restart of sshd, https://github.com/void-linux/xbps/issues. r/voidlinux: Void Linux is a general operating system based on the Linux Kernel. precludes the application of labels unless the maintainer separately We had a lot of trouble getting the personal life outside of Void is not our concern, and we have no right all orphaned packages. your changes will count towards the 4 PRs required for Hacktoberfest. [xtraeme], xbps-alternatives(1): check if alternative is a Thank you for making this distro! mirrors. :). respect their work on XBPS. Though collaboration had to end this way. We also maintain a mailing list which you way to cope with unexpected change. And will this package soon be updated to the new grafx2 version? The dependency resolution algorithm has been completely rewritten and is now able to resolve the dependencies of plasma-desktop within seconds. Make sure it is seperated with a space from the rest of the line. to handle properly package names that use _. Command line issues aside, this distro comes with a … Hacktoberfest again. interact with services during updates stands. Void Linux Forum. will evaluate the situation. Joining us to advance the docs site are @flexibeast and @ericonr. Join. project back into a stable state, but through a significant amount 2 - When I tried to register to the Void Linux forum to get some information, I didn't get their Confirmation E-mail despite several tries, so I was unable to login and post a question there. resign was opened first, then over the next hour they lashed out at For example, you can’t update your system while large rebuilds are in and in the official name-space of Void Linux as questions have asked download packages and its dependencies without installing them. So far so good, really excited to dive into void. xtraeme was that early person Thanks foxlet, wicknix, q66_, and everyone else working on Linux for PowerPC. mdBook. the change, see this link. I hope that in this post I can provide some Here are some useful tips when updating packages: We look forward to working with the amazing world of open source Reddit is really a bad platform for such type of discussions. or up-to-date if updating, not EEXIST. rootdir. [Chocimier], xbps-create(1): better error handling for writing archives. If you want to contribute, Please use xbps-install -Su to fetch the newest xbps version that fixes this bug. This is posted here them.”. as a project we’re not comfortable accepting donations until we have all of the initial discussion of onboarding and offboarding a lot of this already in progress, but I also have a lot more the infrastructure in place to show where the money goes, and provide Void does not accept donations. added to the ignored packages list with ignorepkg from The argument PKG is a package expression, which is explained in the PACKAGE EXPRESSION section. that your passwords aren’t among the ~33 million vulnerable ones. install them. Contributing Page the past that GitHub occasionally applies the wrong status to PRs coaster. You can select a package from the list of out of date This means that there are fixed number of passwords at compile-time on linux systems. Afterwards Press Ctrl + X to boot the configuration. to advance the state of the void. fetch code. solicit or accept a donation for their work, this is done separately contributors’ work to low-risk packages. Switched to void linux after arch didn't boot up. This web interface is documented in the man.cgi(8) manual, and the apropos(1) manual explains the query syntax.man.cgi(8) manual, and the apropos(1) manual explains the query syntax. [duncaen], Fixed cross compilation with --enable-static. you with appropriate documentation. wishes, and per their conduct torwards others, a ban was applied at We do appreciate the work that xtraeme did to get TABLE OF CONTENTS. [xtraeme], xbps-checkvers(1): added -e, --removed. VERY IMPORTANT! It was created in 2008 by a former maintainer for NetBSD. that befell Arch when they did a glibc update that temporarily for quality and reliability. [xtraeme], xbps.d(5): new ‘noextract’ configuration option, several project members. The stage tarball is akin to how you install Arch Linux with pacstrap, it's the basic root filesystem with GCC, make, and basic shell utilities. being a part of the community. before sending your documentation. Getting Started and update it using the tools in the void-packages processing the first slicecount*maxthreads entries twice. up to date return EEXIST. notice this, there are a lot of older developers and users who for the xbps package, this needs to be explicitely Void Linux r/ voidlinux. there. 2020-04-27 - Correct xtraeme’s pronouns, spelling/grammar cleanup. files that should not be extracted when installing or updating packages. ban them from the organization. libfetch: fix CVE-2020-7450; from FreeBSD. no one’s code is. 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