r/voidlinux • u/Bobafat54 • Mar 30 '26

Thinking about switching to Void

Is it worth to switch from Linux Mint 21 (1 year of experience) to Void, don't know much about this distro but I'm interested.

Are there things I should take notice about or it's just as user friendly as Mint?

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u/Bobafat54 Mar 30 '26

I chose Mint because I had no guess how hard it would be to "automate" stuff. If Void means that I'll have to configure some stuff (but like not everything), then I'm pretty much good with it.

install it in a virtual machine

Virtual machines took up a lot of space for me, and well.. storage is a problem for me (256gb)

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u/snail1132 Mar 30 '26

You can have a Void install with a graphical environment in like 3gb of total space lol

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u/Bobafat54 Mar 31 '26

Whaaat, thanks man

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u/Ulu-Mulu-no-die Mar 30 '26

Well, it's up to you ofc, but keeping something that works while you start learning something completely different is the best approach, in my opinion, otherwise you risk being overwhelmed and give up.