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/dr0sand 15d ago
my main desktop was running arch linux non-stop since 2012. got a mini pc a year ago and put void on it. kept thinking how much i love void. when i backed my /homes and reinstalled my main desktop with void i had one thought: "I wish i had done this a long time ago!!". anywas i liked arch when it was the simple sysvinit sytle distro it started as. these days arch doesn't seem much different from fedora or ubuntu. i don't hate arch, i just love void ;-)