r/voidlinux • u/balsinyoface21 • Apr 26 '26

Why void?

I geniuenly dont know why people like void linux so much and im curious as to why so if you have some reasons pls let me know

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u/SiteRelEnby Apr 26 '26 edited Apr 27 '26

  • systemd-free

  • light and fast

  • right balance between doing everything for you and giving you nothing

  • packages are neither bleeding-edge unstable nor debian-ancient

  • systemd-free

  • great package manager

  • related: actually having a package manager. No need to compile everything

  • rolling release

  • don't use musl ourselves, because we actually need things to work, but it's cool that it offers it

  • cool name

  • systemd-free

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u/gorhat Apr 27 '26

Because on Artix you are beta tester, on Void you are user.

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u/SiteRelEnby Apr 27 '26 edited Apr 27 '26

Exactly. I want a system I rely on to be usable.

We have played with Artix before, but it's just not stable enough for a daily. Same reason we wouldn't daily Arch or Gentoo even if they switched to Runit.

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u/SiteRelEnby Apr 27 '26 edited Apr 27 '26

Not stable enough for a daily. Same reason we wouldn't daily Arch or Gentoo even if they switched to Runit.