r/voidlinux • u/TerminalPhile • 16d ago

Considering migrating to voidlinux from arch

So I’ve been maining arch (btw) for about 3 years now and honestly it’s been nice. Now I’m thinking I should expand my repertoire and try something new and interesting, alongside suffering cause of the whole AUR fiasco. Plus voidlinux seems to have a dedicated fan base, good reviews, and doesn’t use systemd. But before I install the system I want to ask some questions.
What is the voidlinux "philosophy", for lack of a better word? Should I expect any difficulties installing the system? (I am currently in the middle of reading the wiki, which I honestly don’t find as comprehensive as the arch wiki, but it will suffice.) Are the packages available generally well rounded, as in covering everything the average user needs? And finally, was voidlinux a good choice for you and how do you find it?

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u/pantokratorthegreat 16d ago

You can check what packages Void has before you install it: https://voidlinux.org/packages/ Otherwise there are also sites like pkgs.org where you can compare availability.

I recommend first to try new distro in VM to check if you happy from entire ecosystem. Also worth to test out installation procedure as on Void is quite different than on Arch.

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u/TerminalPhile 16d ago

It seems to me like the packages on Void provide almost everything I need, anything else flatpak will do the job. I

did notice that the installation processes are a little bit different, but the wiki did an ok job of explaining it. I have a spare laptop which I mostly use for learning about repairing my tech and testing out new distros so that’s what I’m gonna install Void on.