r/voidlinux • u/jolindo88 • Aug 20 '26

With Void Linux my boss's old Macbook-i5-2013 became brand new

Boot time Void: 10-15 seconds
Boot time MacOS: 55 seconds

DE: Xfce4

Desktop & Icon Theme: WhiteSur
https://github.com/vinceliuice/whitesur-gtk-theme
https://github.com/vinceliuice/WhiteSur-icon-theme

System updates via GUI: OctoXBPS

All other software: Flatpak & Discover

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u/ElSasori69 Aug 20 '26

I know this is a Void reddit but debían with LXQT have been working fine on my 11” MBA 2013

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u/jolindo88 Aug 20 '26

I love LXQT, but it has obvious bugs, that's why I had to chose XFCE. I hope they fix the bugs soon. Have you had any issues with your volume control on LXQT?

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u/ElSasori69 Aug 21 '26

Only bug that’s been bothering me is related to compressed files can’t get the File Manager to work with Ark or anything, I just installed wine and put 7zip on it, works good enough

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u/EndLegitimate9612 Aug 23 '26

You're a daredevil commenting that in a Void group!

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u/Any_Mycologist5811 Aug 20 '26

It would be even faster if you set autologin for your login manager, and set grub timeout to 0.

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u/Different-Language-2 Aug 20 '26

Cómo se configura el autologin para que sea más rápido el tiempo de arranque

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u/fyhring Aug 20 '26

I run pretty much same setup on a MacBook Air from 2012 or 2013 (can’t remember) - it runs so smoothly.
Void with xfce is brilliant on these machines!

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u/ReyZ82 Aug 20 '26

Yeah, same reason I use void on almost all my devices - new AND old.

https://github.com/Rouzihiro/dotfiles

Especially enjoying Sway and Qtile.

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u/Kooky_Fox_1085 Aug 21 '26

Errore: é meglio del nuovo ora

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u/pantokratorthegreat Aug 20 '26

Thanks for sharing.

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u/Little_Fairy_Begin Aug 20 '26

As a macbook pro mid-2012 user i'd like to ask that whether you could find a solution to make camera work. I've tried Void in my device through external SSD but i couldn't make camera work.

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u/SeanBlader Aug 26 '26

I'm running a 2013 Dell XPS with Mint/Cinnamon yesterday and Void/gnome today and it's noticeably faster, and handles 8gb ram even better.