Installing system:
On x86_64 download the newest iso from voidlinux.org
Current 32-bit iso is broken so download one from 2021. Its certificates have expired so you have to update it without certificate verification and then update them.
For PowerPC head out to voidlinux-ppc.org (unofficial)
Connect the machine to the internet using a LAN cable.
Partitioning notes:
On older x86 systems choose MBR file system and make two partitions on the hard drive, one of them being the swap (two times the amount of RAM).
The other is the root filesystem, mounted at "/", using the rest of the free space on the drive.
For PowerPC machines make an 800k Apple_Bootstrap partition at the beginning before the other two.
Post-installation:
After installing the system login as root and type "visudo", then scroll down until you reach a line "#ALL ALL=(ALL) ALL" and then use the delete key (not backspace) to uncomment it by deleting the #. Also uncomment the other line "Defaults targetpw". After that type ":wq" to save and exit.
You can now login as the user you set up.Log out by typing "exit".
When typing commands, "#" means you need to execute them as root and "$" means you can execute them as a user. Use sudo to execute with root privileges.
Package Manager basic commands:
#xbps-install -Su
Check for system updates and install them.
#xbps-install {program}
Install an application. You can install multiple applications separated with space (ex. "xbps-install nano neofetch htop")
#xbps-remove {program}
Uninstall an application.
Adding repositories to the package manager:
#xbps-install void-repo-nonfree
Install nonfree repo for packages that don't have free licenses.
#xbps-install void-repo-multilib
Install repo for 32-bit packages on 64-bit systems.
Basic Unix commands:
$cd {path}
Change directory (ex. "cd /")
$cd..
Go to parent folder
$ls
List all files in current directory. You can also specify a path to list, ex. "ls /usr".
Installing Network Manager:
#xbps-install NetworkManager network-manager-applet
#sv down dhcpcd
#rm /var/service/dhcpcd
#ln -s /etc/sv/NetworkManager /var/service
#ln -s /etc/sv/dbus /var/service
Getting audio to work:
Method 1 - Pulse Audio
#xbps-install pulseaudio pa-applet pavucontrol
Method 2 - Alsa (for PowerPC)
#xbps-install alsa-utils qastools
Open qasmixer and unmute the PCM mixer.
Setting the time:
$date
Shows the current date and time.
#date --set "{date and time}
Set the date and time. Examples:
#date --set "18:58:00"
#date --set "22 Nov Thu 12:54:00 EET 2022"
Network time sync:
#xbps-install chrony
Install chrony.
#ln -s /etc/sv/chronyd /var/service
#sv up chronyd
Installing a system logger daemon (socklog):
#xbps-install socklog-void
#ln -s /etc/sv/socklog-unix /var/service
#ln -s /etc/sv/nanoklogd /var/service
#sv up socklog-unix
#sv up nanoklogd
Optimize/extend battery life on portable machines:
#xbps-install tlp
Install the tlp package.
#ln -s /etc/sv/tlp /var/service
#sv up tlp
#tlp start
Installing GPU drivers:
AMD/ATI:
#xbps-install linux-firmware-amd mesa-dri vulkan-loader mesa-vulkan-radeon mesa-vaapi mesa-vdpau
Intel:
#xbps-install linux-firmware-intel mesa-dri vulkan-loader mesa-vulkan-intel intel-video-accel
NVIDIA:
#xbps-install nvidia
If you are going to use 32-bit programs install this:
#xbps-install nvidia-libs-32bit
Installing xorg and a Desktop Environment/Window Manager:
#xbps-install xorg
Installing a Window Manager:
#xbps-install ctwm
Install Claude's Tab Window Manager, one of the many WMs available for Void.
#nano .xinitrc
Open the .xinitrc file and then enter the line below:
exec ctwm
#xbps-install xfce4
Install XFCE4.
$startxfce4
Start XFCE4.
Other useful applications from the package repository:
nano - simple to use terminal text editor
neofetch - utility that shows system info in the terminal
htop - terminal activity and resource usage monitor (kind of similar to Task Manager on Windows and Activity Monitor on Mac OS X)
stalonetray - system tray
OctoXBPS - GUI for the package manager
cbatticon - battery icon for the system tray that shows percentage
firefox
chromium
xterm - lightweight terminal emulator for X
nitrogen - wallpaper manager
xfe - file explorer
abiword - document writer
notepadqq - advanced text editor
deadbeef - music player
git
otter-browser - Webkit internet browser
Install the XBPS source packages collection:
$cd ~
$git clone https://github.com/void-linux/void-packages.git
$cd void-packages
$./xbps-src binary-bootstrap
$echo XBPS_ALLOW_RESTRICTED=yes >> etc/conf
Updating the source packages collection:
$git pull
$./xbps-src update-sys
Removing old kernels after update
Remove orphaned packages which include old kernels
#xbps-remove -o
List old kernels.
$vkpurge list
Remove old kernels.
#vkpurge rm all
Installing Google Chrome:
$cd ~/void-packages
$./xbps-src pkg google-chrome
#xbps-install -R hostdir/binpkgs/nonfree google-chrome
$google-chrome-stable
Run Chrome with this command.
Installing Discord:
Get the tar files from discord.com and extract them somewhere. After that run the executable in the folder.
Installing flatpak:
#xbps-install -S flatpak
$flatpak remote-add --if-not-exists flathub https://flathub.org/repo/flathub.flatpakrepo
Head over to flatpak.org to check for apps and how to install them.
Installing Spotify:
TODO
Installing Minecraft:
TODO
Installing Roblox (with Grapejuice):
At the time of writing this Roblox does not officially support Linux and only has a Windows version, but there are several ways to workarounds.
I will go over the easiest one which requires you to have Flatpak.
Install Grapejuice:
$flatpak install flathub net.brinkervii.grapejuice
Open Grapejuice:
$flatpak run net.brinkervii.grapejuice first-time-setup
$flatpak run net.brinkervii.grapejuice gui
After it opens, go to the Player tab and press install. You might want to set your Roblox renderer to Vulkan (if your GPU supports it).
Also I recommend enabling the FPS unlocker as the game is locked to 60 fps by default.
And that's it! If you didn't get any errors, everything should work now.
Joining games from the browser should open the Roblox app automatically.
If that doesn't happen you can also open the Roblox app directly, browse and join games directly from it.
To do that, open the Grapejuice app and click the button on the home tab.
You can also open it from the terminal by typing:
$flatpak run net.brinkervii.grapejuice app
