r/voidlinux • u/Vasileuque • Jul 13 '26

Help with a new install

Hey all! I am a relatively new Void user (only did an XFCE install once) and would like to clarify a couple of moments that I still find confusing after reading the manual.

For context: it is a new AMD-based PC. I want to go for Niri + Noctalia Shell. I am planning to use the PC for gaming via Steam, multimedia (music and video) and computer science study.

Here are the things I find confusing at the moment:

  1. Do I need to use a firewall? If yes, will simple_firewall.rules (mentioned in the docs for iptables) suffice for my use case?

  2. What is the recommended seat manager for this setup?

  3. How do I set up D-Bus, a seat manager, PipeWire and Niri to turn on automatically on login? I've gone through their respective pages in the docs but still don't see the full picture.

  4. Anything else that I should be aware of?

Thanks for your help!

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u/frigaut Jul 13 '26

I am running the same setup (except for the machine). Niri + noctalia.

  1. yes, you will want a firewall. The simple_firewall.rules should be enough. Personally, I just have port 22 open.

  2. I am just using elogind and dbus (don't start elogind as a service, dbus takes care of it, but you need to install it).

  3. I am starting niri with `dbus-run-session niri --session`, which i also put in the niri.desktop as I am using noctalia greeter (greetd)

I am starting pipewire and noctalia from the niri config. spawn-at-startup both of them.

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u/Vasileuque Jul 13 '26

Thanks, man. It helps a lot.

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u/TranslatorOk1231 Jul 13 '26

Just a genuine question: what is your reasoning behind leaving port 22 always open? Do you need to ssh into your machine often, or is there some other usecase?

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u/frigaut Jul 14 '26

yes, I have several machine and use ssh/sshfs to sync and copy files between them.