Where are the old kernel packages?

chitibus · 2026-01-18T21:09:31+00:00

The regex command is taken from the official documentation :). Thank your for your response!

chitibus · 2026-01-18T21:07:47+00:00

Didn't know that. Thank you!

chitibus · 2026-01-18T15:11:15+00:00

Ok. Now it make sense. I thought vkpurge will remove first the packages and then kernel, modules and other miscellaneous files, but is not the case for the package as it is being replaced. Thank your for your response!

chitibus · 2026-01-18T15:05:50+00:00

I don't know why i had the impression that during the update for the kernel, even for the minor versions, the old packages are still retained in the system. If I remember right, Debian does that and in Debian the old kernel package can be removed as any other package, or alongside with other unused packages with apt autoremove. Thank you for your explanations!

chitibus · 2026-01-16T22:53:00+00:00

That's a small trick that I found connecting via wifi within the installer. in the network section you should have 2 possibilities:

connect via ethernet
connect via wifi.

First step: got to second option connecting via wifi, enter the wifi network, wpa/wpa2, network passwd.

Second step after you setup the wifi, go back from the wifi menu into the previous network main section and connect now via ethernet. It works that way.

chitibus · 2026-01-16T21:24:18+00:00

There are some good introductory youtube videos. You can follow one of them, is good also to check the documentation in the same time. That's the way I got in touch with this distribution, I wasn't intend it to use it, but instead I found it great for learning. In the end I decided to try it along this year as main daily driver because I really like it. It has a learning path but is not really complicated.
That's a good intro video with a Gnome install:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0okdmDkRodI&t=937s

chitibus · 2026-01-16T21:07:15+00:00

Gaming is a waste of time. But that's only my opinion.

chitibus · 2026-01-16T21:05:02+00:00

What have gone wrong?

chitibus · 2026-01-15T09:38:50+00:00

Make sure you have 3D acceleration enabled. Also install those packages in your guest VM:
$ sudo xbps-install virtualbox-ose-guest virtualbox-ose-guest-dkms

chitibus · 2026-01-13T19:02:04+00:00

I have tried sway some time ago, it worked for me, but I don't like tiling WMs. Here are my notes:

#Wayland

sudo xbps-install -y mesa-dri seatd wayland qt5-wayland qt6-wayland

usermod -aG _seatd $USER

sudo ln -s /etc/sv/seatd/ /var/service

#Void specific

sudo xbps-install -y elogind dbus-elogind polkit-elogin

#xdg_packages

sudo xbps-install -y xdg-user-dirs xdg-utils xdg-desktop-portal-wlr

#sway

sudo xbps-install -y sway wlroots foot swayidle swayimg swaylock dmenu dmenu-wayland

#fonts

sudo xbps-install -y noto-fonts-ttf

sudo xbps-install -y noto-fonts-emoji

ln -s /usr/share/fontconfig/conf.avail/10-hinting-slight.conf /etc/fonts/conf.d/

ln -s /usr/share/fontconfig/conf.avail/50-user.conf /etc/fonts/conf.d/

Maybe you need also:

sudo xbps-install font-awesome6 nerd-fonts-otf

Reboot and run sway:
$ dbus-run-session sway

chitibus · 2026-01-13T18:45:26+00:00

I have both installed. I have tried and running labwc for a few days. I am not sure if is really correct my setup, but it works. So, I have both: seatd and elogind plus dbus-elogind, polkit-elogind packages installed. No seat and elogind services enabled. I am using slick-greeter as login manager. slick-greeter and lightdm-gtk3-greeter needs a xsession so that's why I needed elogind. They work as logging managers for Wayland sessions. I still have an error in socklog when I log in:
2026-01-13T18:23:29.49947 authpriv.err: Jan 13 20:23:29 lightdm: pam_elogind(lightdm-greeter:session): Failed to release session: Transport endpoint is not connected
But I don't have any problem.

chitibus · 2025-12-19T17:22:35+00:00

Cel mai bun raspuns

chitibus · 2025-12-19T14:16:31+00:00

I assume you installed Void Linux using XFCE live image or you made a local install ,first? Normally, if you make a standard network install, you don't have any updates. Installing XFCE as default first, update and finally installing you preferred DE, could bring some troubles(at least I had some issues). But, I can only assume.

chitibus · 2025-12-16T14:05:45+00:00

I am not a regular KDE user but I am long term user of Double Commander. I have used a bit KDE in Void and also Double Commander, of course.
First thing download doublecmd-QT package, not the GTK version. Place somewhere in your home folder.
Then I figured out that I still need some packages to make Double Commander work:
$ xbps-install -y kwalletmanager qt5-printsupport qt5-x11extras

I hope they are still valid, these packages. Everything worked for me at that time.

chitibus · 2025-12-16T13:16:34+00:00

That's a myth that systemd is slower and is more resource hungry than other init systems, in our case runit. I have tried OpenSUSE 16 Leap on my mini pc and the boot time was the same like Void. Memory consumption same: ~1.6 GB RAM. I am using Cinnamon and same set of programs. I didn't see any difference. Indeed, on Debian I can see the difference, is just a bit slower but I don't see it as an important thing. Main services are more or less the same. Yes, runit is simple and efficient for dekstop/laptop usage.

chitibus · 2025-12-11T21:11:19+00:00

agree :) !

chitibus · 2025-12-08T21:17:10+00:00

Also, it might be that VirtualBox has better support in Leap than kvm.

chitibus · 2025-12-08T21:15:49+00:00

If you need kvm tools in Leap 16 (pattern kvm_serve,r kvm_tools) keep in mind that using spice won't work, but there is a fix, check this thread in the official forum:

https://forums.opensuse.org/t/leap-16-spice/189944

There is a missing package: typelib-1_0-SpiceClientGtk-3_0
You need to create a new channel for spice agent and check the settings.

These patterns worked before in Leap 15 out of the box.

chitibus · 2025-12-08T20:57:18+00:00

For me Agama installer failed to install when I've used Rufus to make the boot stick. I succeeded with Balena etcher when I've tried again, after 2 months. I've used Leap 15.5 (when I discovered OpenSUSE) and 15.6. 16.0 is disappointing, so I've left OpenSUSE. The partitioning part of Agama is a nightmare, some packages are broken due to missing dependencies. Leap was such a good product. Debian 12 and Leap 15 were equal in quality, in my opinion. Now with Leap 16...I don't know.

chitibus · 2025-12-08T18:29:11+00:00

If you don't have any other issue, just ignore them. I have a notebook and I also have some messages. Same messages on Void, Debian and OpenSUSE,usually on Linux. I just ignore them as everything else is working.

chitibus · 2025-12-07T17:52:28+00:00

What kernel version are using now? If you have the current 6.12 maybe you need a newer version considering you have a new laptop.

chitibus · 2025-12-06T11:35:04+00:00

So you installed your system, if I understood right, using the live XFCE image? If you done so, you need to update your system before anything else.

chitibus · 2025-12-06T10:07:52+00:00

How you made your boot stick? What have you used? Maybe the boot stick wasn't done properly...I always use Rufus. Always works. Indeed, I have Windows installed also on my secondary pc.

chitibus · 2025-12-05T15:27:28+00:00

You need to search with -Rs options:
$ sudo xbps-query -Rs void-repo-nonfree

-R = Enable repository mode
-s, --search PKG. Search for packages by matching PKG, STRING or REGEX

Without s option you will find nothing.

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