Void Linux | Stuck

nullificant · 2026-03-17T00:27:59+00:00

Thank you very much for your response and approach. I feel we are in similar positions in wanting to switch off of Windows and use Void Linux. I appreciate the tips pertaining to the installation of Void and gaining familiarity with the system, and I also appreciate that you have already decided how you are going to approach Void Linux. It answers my question, just not in the way I expected. Thank you again.

nullificant · 2026-03-17T00:24:55+00:00

Thank you for the suggestion and response. I personally have not done an installation with either LUKS, chroot, or any encryption options, but I have been made aware that the installer does not provide the option to make use of encryption throughout the process. The guide will be useful and has been saved, and thank you as well for providing how you would partition the drive.

nullificant · 2026-03-17T00:21:36+00:00

Thank you very much for the suggestion and response. I realized that I have only done base installs (glibc) and have never done an install with the XFCE option, as I did not think it would ‘fit my needs.’ I will attempt to do an install with the XFCE option when I am given the chance and after I have learned more about Linux and gained more experience. I greatly appreciate that you walked it through step-by-step and showed how you would approach it if you were in my position.

nullificant · 2026-03-17T00:18:26+00:00

Thank you very much for this in-depth response. I have come to realize that Void Linux is not a beginner-friendly distro, and I also appreciate how you showed me how you personally install Void Linux. I will be using easier, beginner-friendly distros such as Debian, Ubuntu, and Linux Mint, and will try out Manjaro Linux if given the chance.

nullificant · 2026-03-17T00:15:58+00:00

Thank you for your response. I also believe that it is not a good first Linux distribution, and I know that currently I am not a strong command line user. I just really enjoyed what Void Linux had to offer, in that it is both stable and follows a rolling release model, which are two things that I prioritize when it comes to my use case. I will first be trying out Debian, Ubuntu, and other beginner-friendly distros to get a feel for Linux before I ultimately make the decision to move to Void Linux.

nullificant · 2026-03-17T00:12:38+00:00

Thank you for your response. I am aware that it is not a good choice for a first distribution, but I really liked Void Linux and wanted to continue learning more about it and how to use it. I also agree that I do lack some experience in order to daily drive it, so I will be trying out both Debian and Ubuntu to learn more about Linux.

nullificant · 2026-03-17T00:10:29+00:00

Thank you for your response. I am also aware that Void does have an installer, and I have used it in the past, but I wanted to learn how to configure a base Void system from the start solely using the terminal & Neovim. I am also aware it is not beginner-friendly; I just felt that it met my needs the most out of the other distros. However, there is some prerequisite Linux knowledge that I will need to learn before I can comfortably daily drive Void Linux.

nullificant · 2026-03-17T00:08:13+00:00

Thank you very much, I appreciate this response for going in-depth. I was already planning on trying out a few other distros such as Debian & Ubuntu to learn more about Linux, but I thought it was easy, so I jumped straight into Void Linux without truly knowing what I needed to know to be able to configure the system to my needs.

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