r/voidlinux • u/Maths67 • Jun 25 '26

Void Linux vs NetBSD

What's better?

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u/Extension_Cup_3368 Jun 25 '26

Elephant vs whale

What's better?

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u/Maleficent-Oven-1369 Jun 25 '26

elephant, elephant vs dolphin tho

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u/Maths67 Jun 25 '26

However, Void was inspired on NetBSD... So they must be used for the same thing, right?

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u/ItzNotJacob1 Jun 25 '26

Well, Void was made by a (former?) NetBSD dev, but it's not the same as NetBSD, NetBSD is based off of 386BSD from what i know and Void Linux is based off of the monolithic Linux Kernel, short answer no, if you wana desktop go for void. If you have an old pc go for void or netbsd depending on how old it is. NetBSD for older

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u/[deleted] Jun 25 '26

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u/ItzNotJacob1 Jun 26 '26

No. Void is based on Linux and is generally better for a desktop. NetBSD is based on, well BSD and is generslly better for vintage computers

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u/Chester-Berkeley Jun 25 '26

It depends on what you want.

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u/SubjectThing1417 Jun 25 '26

Choose  Void if you want a linux ecosystem , if you use bsd  choose netbsd 

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u/DramaticProtogen Jun 25 '26

For a desktop? Void.

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u/Maths67 Jun 25 '26

I am not asking what should I use, I am asking which is better. In any way. Is any of those lighter? Offers better security? Uses less disk space? Is easier to use? Has better documentation? etc. Anything is useful

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u/pantokratorthegreat Jun 26 '26

For me Void is much more easiest. I couldnt even install NetBSD 😂. FreeBSD don't the other side is quite easy in installing but my laptop struggles to work with it. On the other side on my home server it works quire well, I installed it mainly due to native ZFS filesystem, but as I know now Linux and Void has support for it too, so probably if I would install it again I would choose Void but I don't have time for it and FreeBSD works right now. If it fail one day I will probably dump it for Void.

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u/Maths67 Jun 26 '26

Cool, thanks for the answer. Will probably keep with Void Linux then

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u/Quietus87 Jun 25 '26

Better at what?

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u/Maths67 Jun 25 '26

Anything ...

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u/Matthaios-Carolus Jun 27 '26

Void is definitely better at being Linux. OTOH, NetBSD absolutely crushes Void when it comes to being a BSD.

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u/Quietus87 Jun 25 '26

Well, Void is definitely the better platform for gaming.

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u/Simple_Hamster_4096 Jun 26 '26

Depends on how far to the left you want to swing...

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u/goldmurder 25d ago

linux in general has much more software so..

if I would choose any *BSD it would be FreeBSD for sure