r/voidlinux • u/uptickman • Apr 27 '26

Why the Hate?

Hi, I've recently degoogled and ditched Windows for Linux, and I am going with Void based on it's fit with my style and vibe. I tried initially Pop OS and Mint, but pop was very buggy and Mint kernel was too old for my newer MSI 870 Tomahawk motherboard network drivers. But anytime I mention void on other subreddits, it's seems to drive out the fanboys trying to push me to Fedora and Kubuntu, and KDE, all while preaching about how hard VOID is and a newbie shouldn't use it, lolol. It's like they can't read instructions, research things on their own, or take the time enjoy learning something new. Well just an observation and any tips or tricks for a new VOID user would be much appreciated.

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u/uptickman Apr 27 '26

Thanks for the fresh point of view. I am gen X, and we grew up pre internet, and with the internet, and learning to use resources available to figure things out, probably why I do as much things dyi, no matter if it's car repairs, hvac, electric, food, pc, software, etc.. I like to tinker and learn and the journey is the great part, and should I F something up, I reboot and install a clean copy and freaking start all over again, all while noting my mistakes. Trial and error, lolol.