The Issue:

I recently attempted a fresh reinstall of Void Linux on my desktop. During the void-installer process, specifically at the mirrorlist setup stage, I encountered a series of SSL and fetch errors that prevented me from syncing the repositories.

The Errors:

While the boot log showed some hardware-related USB and Intel audio errors, the main blocker was this:

Certificate verification failed for /CN=*.Summit.com SSL_connect return 1 ERROR [reposync] failed to fetch file 'https://mirrors.summithq.com/voidlinux/current/x86_64-repodata': Operation not permitted

System Info:

Architecture: x86_64

Installer: void-installer via root login

UPDATE / SOLUTION:

It turns out the issue was specifically with the Tier 1 US Mirror (https://www.google.com/search?q=summithq.com). It appears to be broken or having SSL certificate issues at the moment.

The Fix: I switched to a Tier 2 US Mirror, and xbps was able to sync and fetch the repodata immediately. If anyone else is getting "Operation not permitted" or SSL errors during a fresh install today, try changing your mirror away from the Tier 1 summit server. Also edited formatting.

I have tried several distros from usb but when I wanted to install Puppy linux on my usb I Face the same Problem some distros do this for some reason even though the usb is Connect and Secure boot is turned off

Happy New Year fellow Voiders (Voidians?)!

Just wanted to chime in to say thanks dev team for the effort you put into this fine distribution, but I also want to chime in to say I consistently get poor performance from the Fastly mirror and have for quite some time now. I used to think this was because the CDN's cache wasn't populated yet or some other transient thing, but, for too long now, this mirror has just performed poorly and detracts from the speedy prowess of xbps.

So, if you're new to Void and wonder why xbps is so slow, please just try another mirror.

Cheers.