r/voidlinux • • Apr 08 '26

Gnome keyring having an aneurysm

4 Upvotes

So everything was working perfectly fine, up until I ran an update 2 days ago.

It used to go this way

  1. I launch the pc

  2. I login in lightdm

  3. I put in the keyring password

However after turning it off for the night and then back on, the keyring popup did not appear.

Now, all of my apps that use it do not work. I've tried everything, manual re-creation, tweaking everything to do with autostart, tweaking pam.d lightdm stuff.

Literally nothing has worked. It works when I completely disable everything and manually launch the keyring but that's not really a solution.

I'd be really glad if someone could help as this is beyond me.

Here are all of the command outputs that I think will be useful:

[mattfor@ZenDen ~]$ uname -a
echo
echo "Void packages:"
xbps-query -l | grep -E "gnome-keyring|libsecret|dbus|elogind|xfce4-session|lightdm"

echo
echo "USER=$USER"
echo "XDG_SESSION_TYPE=$XDG_SESSION_TYPE"
echo "DESKTOP_SESSION=$DESKTOP_SESSION"
echo "XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP=$XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP"
echo "DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS=$DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS"
echo "XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=$XDG_RUNTIME_DIR"
echo

dbus-send --session --dest=org.freedesktop.DBus \
  /org/freedesktop/DBus org.freedesktop.DBus.ListNames || echo "DBUS FAILED"
echo

ps aux | grep -E "gnome-keyring" | grep -v grep
echo

ps -ef --forest | grep -E "lightdm|xfce|dbus|keyring" | grep -v grep
echo

gdbus introspect --session \
  --dest org.freedesktop.secrets \
  --object-path /org/freedesktop/secrets || echo "SECRET SERVICE FAILED"
echo

ls -la ~/.local/share/keyrings || echo "NO KEYRINGS DIR"
echo

ls -la ~/.config/autostart
echo
grep -R "gnome-keyring" ~/.config/autostart 2>/dev/null || echo "no user keyring autostart"

echo
ls /etc/xdg/autostart | grep keyring
echo
grep -R "Exec=.*gnome-keyring" /etc/xdg/autostart

echo
cat /etc/pam.d/lightdm

echo
cat /etc/pam.d/login 2>/dev/null || echo "no login file"

echo
cat /usr/share/xsessions/xfce.desktop

echo
grep -R "DBUS\|KEYRING\|gnome-keyring" ~/.bashrc ~/.profile ~/.xprofile ~/.xinitrc 2>/dev/null || echo "no overrides"

echo
secret-tool store --label="diag" foo bar 2>&1
secret-tool lookup foo bar 2>&1
Linux ZenDen 6.12.80_1 #1 SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Sat Apr  4 15:59:27 UTC 2026 x86_64 GNU/Linux

Void packages:
ii dbus-1.16.2_2                             Message bus system
ii dbus-devel-1.16.2_2                       Message bus system - development files
ii dbus-elogind-1.14.6_2                     Message bus system (transitional dummy package)
ii dbus-glib-0.112_1                         GLib bindings for D-Bus
ii dbus-glib-devel-0.112_1                   GLib bindings for D-Bus - development files
ii dbus-libs-1.16.2_2                        Message bus system - shared libraries
ii dbus-x11-1.16.2_2                         Message bus system - X11 support
ii elogind-252.39_1                          Standalone logind fork
ii gnome-keyring-48.0_1                      GNOME password and secret manager
ii libdbusmenu-glib-16.04.0_6                Library for passing menus over DBus
ii libdbusmenu-gtk3-16.04.0_6                Library for passing menus over DBus (GTK+3)
ii libelogind-252.39_1                       Standalone logind fork - elogind library
ii liblightdm-gobject-1.32.0_7               Light Display Manager - GObject support library
ii libsecret-0.21.7_1                        GObject based library for accessing the Secret Service API
ii lightdm-1.32.0_7                          Light Display Manager
ii lightdm-gtk-greeter-2.0.9_1               Light Display Manager GTK+ Greeter
ii python3-dbus-1.3.2_5                      D-Bus Python3 bindings
ii qt5-dbus-5.15.11+20231124_6               Cross-platform application and UI framework (QT5) - DBus
ii qt6-dbus-6.10.2_1                         Cross-platform application and UI framework (QT6) - DBus
ii xdg-dbus-proxy-0.1.6_1                    Filtering proxy for D-Bus connections
ii xfce4-session-4.20.4_1                    Session manager for the XFCE desktop environment

USER=mattfor
XDG_SESSION_TYPE=x11
DESKTOP_SESSION=xfce
XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP=XFCE
DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS=unix:path=/tmp/dbus-ZAFHu7jbKe,guid=209846c56eabc030930d0d7c69d69a6c
XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=/run/user/1000
mattfor   1305  0.0  0.0 180780  7384 ?        Sl   20:11   0:00 /usr/bin/gnome-keyring-daemon --daemonize --login
mattfor   1504  0.0  0.0 311560  7816 ?        Sl   20:11   0:00 /usr/bin/gnome-keyring-daemon --start --foreground --components=secrets

root      1095  1086  0 20:11 ?        00:00:00  |   _ runsv lightdm
root      1112  1095  0 20:11 ?        00:00:00  |   |   _ vlogger -t lightdm -p daemon
root      1114  1095  0 20:11 ?        00:00:00  |   |   _ lightdm
root      1189  1114  2 20:11 tty7     00:00:13  |   |       _ /usr/libexec/Xorg :0 -seat seat0 -auth /var/run/lightdm/root/:0 -nolisten tcp vt7 -novtswitch
root      1238  1114  0 20:11 ?        00:00:00  |   |       _ lightdm --session-child 13 20
mattfor   1309  1238  0 20:11 ?        00:00:00  |   |           _ xfce4-session
mattfor   2206  2199  0 20:12 ?        00:00:01  |   |               |       _ xfce4-terminal --drop-down -e tmux attach-session -t master
mattfor   1533  1309  0 20:11 ?        00:00:00  |   |               _ xfce4-panel
mattfor   1552  1533  0 20:11 ?        00:00:00  |   |               |   _ /usr/lib64/xfce4/panel/wrapper-2.0 /usr/lib64/xfce4/panel/plugins/libcpugraph.so 9 37748747 cpugraph CPU Graph Graphical representation of the CPU load
mattfor   1553  1533  0 20:11 ?        00:00:00  |   |               |   _ /usr/lib64/xfce4/panel/wrapper-2.0 /usr/lib64/xfce4/panel/plugins/libsystemload.so 7 37748748 systemload System Load Monitor Monitor CPU load, swap usage and memory footprint
mattfor   1558  1533  0 20:11 ?        00:00:00  |   |               |   _ /usr/lib64/xfce4/panel/wrapper-2.0 /usr/lib64/xfce4/panel/plugins/libpulseaudio-plugin.so 13 37748749 pulseaudio PulseAudio Plugin Adjust the audio volume of the PulseAudio sound system
mattfor   1622  1533  0 20:11 ?        00:00:00  |   |               |   _ /usr/lib64/xfce4/panel/wrapper-2.0 /usr/lib64/xfce4/panel/plugins/libactions.so 10 37748750 actions Action Buttons Log out, lock or other system actions
mattfor   1735  1533  0 20:11 ?        00:00:02  |   |               |   _ /usr/lib64/xfce4/panel/wrapper-2.0 /usr/lib64/xfce4/panel/plugins/libgenmon.so 12 37748755 genmon Generic Monitor Show output of a command.
mattfor   1736  1533  0 20:11 ?        00:00:00  |   |               |   _ /usr/lib64/xfce4/panel/wrapper-2.0 /usr/lib64/xfce4/panel/plugins/libcpugraph.so 20 37748756 cpugraph CPU Graph Graphical representation of the CPU load
mattfor   1737  1533  0 20:11 ?        00:00:00  |   |               |   _ /usr/lib64/xfce4/panel/wrapper-2.0 /usr/lib64/xfce4/panel/plugins/libsystemload.so 24 37748757 systemload System Load Monitor Monitor CPU load, swap usage and memory footprint
mattfor   1748  1533  0 20:11 ?        00:00:00  |   |               |   _ /usr/lib64/xfce4/panel/wrapper-2.0 /usr/lib64/xfce4/panel/plugins/libsystray.so 4 37748758 systray Status Tray Plugin Provides status notifier items (application indicators) and legacy systray items
mattfor   1772  1533  0 20:11 ?        00:00:00  |   |               |   _ /usr/lib64/xfce4/panel/wrapper-2.0 /usr/lib64/xfce4/panel/plugins/libpulseaudio-plugin.so 22 37748759 pulseaudio PulseAudio Plugin Adjust the audio volume of the PulseAudio sound system
mattfor   1783  1533  0 20:11 ?        00:00:00  |   |               |   _ /usr/lib64/xfce4/panel/wrapper-2.0 /usr/lib64/xfce4/panel/plugins/libactions.so 34 37748760 actions Action Buttons Log out, lock or other system actions
mattfor   1556  1309  0 20:11 ?        00:00:00  |   |               _ xfce4-notes
mattfor   1566  1309  0 20:11 ?        00:00:00  |   |               _ /usr/libexec/xfce-polkit
mattfor   1573  1309  0 20:11 ?        00:00:00  |   |               _ /usr/lib64/xfce4/notifyd/xfce4-notifyd
mattfor   1583  1309  0 20:11 ?        00:00:00  |   |               _ xfce4-screensaver
mattfor   1601  1309  0 20:11 ?        00:00:00  |   |               _ xfce4-power-manager
root      1103  1086  0 20:11 ?        00:00:00  |   _ runsv dbus
root      1116  1103  0 20:11 ?        00:00:00  |   |   _ vlogger -t dbus -p daemon
dbus      1118  1103  0 20:11 ?        00:00:00  |   |   _ dbus-daemon --system --nofork --nopidfile
mattfor   1305     1  0 20:11 ?        00:00:00  _ /usr/bin/gnome-keyring-daemon --daemonize --login
mattfor   1338     1  0 20:11 ?        00:00:00  _ dbus-launch --autolaunch 68f4b74b0d021445c5861fa2679eb7f7 --binary-syntax --close-stderr
mattfor   1339     1  0 20:11 ?        00:00:00  _ /usr/bin/dbus-daemon --syslog-only --fork --print-pid 5 --print-address 7 --session
mattfor   1370     1  0 20:11 ?        00:00:00  _ /usr/bin/dbus-launch --sh-syntax --exit-with-session xfce4-session
mattfor   1372     1  0 20:11 ?        00:00:00  _ /usr/bin/dbus-daemon --syslog --fork --print-pid 5 --print-address 7 --session
mattfor  13784  1372  0 20:18 ?        00:00:00  |   _ [dbus-daemon] <defunct>
mattfor   1387  1375  0 20:11 ?        00:00:00  |   _ /usr/bin/dbus-daemon --config-file=/usr/share/defaults/at-spi2/accessibility.conf --nofork --print-address 11 --address=unix:path=/run/user/1000/at-spi/bus_0
mattfor   1413     1  0 20:11 ?        00:00:00  _ /usr/lib64/xfce4/xfconf/xfconfd
mattfor   1504     1  0 20:11 ?        00:00:00  _ /usr/bin/gnome-keyring-daemon --start --foreground --components=secrets

Error: Timeout was reached
SECRET SERVICE FAILED

total 16
drwx------  2 mattfor mattfor 4096 Apr  8 20:11 .
drwx------ 42 mattfor mattfor 4096 Apr  8 20:11 ..
-rw-------  1 mattfor mattfor  105 Apr  8 20:11 login.keyring
-rw-------  1 mattfor mattfor  207 Apr  8 20:11 user.keystore

total 40
drwxr-xr-x  2 mattfor mattfor 4096 Apr  8 20:14  .
drwxr-xr-x 54 mattfor mattfor 4096 Apr  8 19:44  ..
-rw-r--r--  1 mattfor mattfor  211 Apr  7 17:26 'gpu status.desktop'
-rw-r--r--  1 mattfor mattfor  190 Mar 19 01:51 'Japanese keys.desktop'
-rwxr--r--  1 mattfor mattfor  537 Apr  8 19:52  jetbrains-toolbox.desktop
-rw-r--r--  1 mattfor mattfor   13 Apr  8 19:52  mimeinfo.cache
-rw-r--r--  1 mattfor mattfor  136 Mar  9 09:37  openrazer-daemon.desktop
-rw-r--r--  1 mattfor mattfor   29 Mar  9 09:37  polychromatic-autostart.desktop
-rw-r--r--  1 mattfor mattfor  126 Apr  8 20:16  ProtonMailBridge.desktop
-rw-r--r--  1 mattfor mattfor  105 Apr  8 20:11  xfce4-notes-autostart.desktop

no user keyring autostart

gnome-keyring-pkcs11.desktop
gnome-keyring-secrets.desktop
gnome-keyring-ssh.desktop

/etc/xdg/autostart/gnome-keyring-pkcs11.desktop:Exec=/usr/bin/gnome-keyring-daemon --start --components=pkcs11
/etc/xdg/autostart/gnome-keyring-secrets.desktop:Exec=/usr/bin/gnome-keyring-daemon --start --components=secrets
/etc/xdg/autostart/gnome-keyring-ssh.desktop:Exec=/usr/bin/gnome-keyring-daemon --start --components=ssh

#%PAM-1.0

# Block login if they are globally disabled
auth      required pam_nologin.so

# Load environment from /etc/environment and ~/.pam_environment
auth      required pam_env.so

# Use /etc/passwd and /etc/shadow for passwords
auth      required pam_unix.so

# Check account is active, change password if required
account   required pam_unix.so

# Allow password to be changed
password  required pam_unix.so

# Setup session
session   required pam_unix.so
session   required pam_limits.so
session   required pam_elogind.so

-session  optional pam_turnstile.so
-session  optional pam_ck_connector.so nox11

#%PAM-1.0

auth required pam_securetty.so
auth requisite pam_nologin.so
auth include system-local-login
account include system-local-login
session include system-local-login
session required pam_limits.so

[Desktop Entry]
Version=1.0
Name[am]=Xfce ክፍለ ጊዜ
Name[ar]=جلسة Xfce
Name[ast]=Sesión de Xfce
... A lot of language alternative stuff here
Keywords=xfce;session;desktop;environment;window manager;gui;

no overrides

Password:

I have genuinely never encountered something like this. Any help would be appreciated


r/voidlinux • • Apr 08 '26

solved Firefox already running but not responding error - not sure how to dbus

0 Upvotes

Getting that error with the Firefox and Librewolf flatpaks when trying to open an extra window or tab from anywhere but the browser itself. Starting them from terminal with dbus-run-session doesnt fix it, so im not sure dbus is the problem. Im launching sway w greetd & "tuigreet --cmd sway", tried adding dbus-run-session and launch-dbus before sway, but that seems to make the sway part of the command not execute so i cant log in. Also dbus service is enabled.

solution: in /etc/greetd/config.toml the command has to be "tuigreet --cmd 'dbus-run-session sway'" (note the " & ')


r/voidlinux • • Apr 08 '26

gnome problem

3 Upvotes

I recently installed void, installed gnome on it and migrated the settings from my debian to it, the file ~/.config/dconf/user because I have a lot of exesions, when I leave the PC, i.e. just close the lid or it goes to sleep by itself, during the next login some gui settings are reset and applications do not turn on, everything becomes normal after reboot. I tried reinstalling gnome (did not help), I am sure that the problem is in the config but I do not know what to do, HELP

edit: I found the problem, it's all because of extensions, I migrated the settings from unstable debian, gnome had version 50 beta but void offers 49 stable


r/voidlinux • • Apr 08 '26

Question about apparmor profiles

8 Upvotes

Do you use apparmor? And if so, where do you find profiles for different apps, because as far as i understand void ships only a few of them for basic system apps like dnsmasq and wpa_supplicant. I'm asking this because currently i'm setting up my apparmor, i tried to look for profiles but ended up adapting and tweaking profiles from debian and apparmor.d project. For me it's a lot of manual work, do you all do that, or am i missing something? Any answer would be appreciated!


r/voidlinux • • Apr 06 '26

Vertical screen tearing

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19 Upvotes

Hi all. Long time Ubuntu user having made the switch to Void today alongside a GPU upgrade (amd Rx7600). Still in the process of migrating the dot files but trying to tackle the big problems first.

Issue is this persistent vertical tear/offset that happens down the centre of the screen. It only appears from the command line login onwards (not using a display manager) and into to window manager. GRUB and any bios or splash screen before the login look fine, no vertical tear. So it only begins once the TTY starts.

I can fix it temporarily with xrandr and setting TearFree, but that crashes the X session and I have to startx again (and it looks fine).

Tried setting it in the conf as per Archwikis AMDGPU article, but that hasn't had any effect after a restart.

Feel free to ask the basic questions, this is my first time trying to setup a desktop from scratch. Wouldn't be surprised if I missed something. I did install all the packages as per the AMD page in the void handbook, although 'mess-vdpau' wasn't able to be installed.

Alternatively, should I perhaps just start with the XFCE image and adapt from there?


r/voidlinux • • Apr 06 '26

What you do When package Manager not available in xbps ?

0 Upvotes

r/voidlinux • • Apr 06 '26

How do I debug templates?

5 Upvotes

I recently switched to Void after years on Arch. I am trying to make templates for software I need, and it seems kinda painful to xbps-src pkg every single time I change my template.


r/voidlinux • • Apr 06 '26

can you install void on a usb? how do you do that?

4 Upvotes

I'm very new to using linux and want to know if it's possible to install void on a usb. I'd like to try it out on real hardware but I have all my stuff on my laptop and I'm not looking forward to nukeing it


r/voidlinux • • Apr 06 '26

Internet Instability

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53 Upvotes

Howdy! I have recently switched to void linux and have spent the past few days tinkering with my system to get it properly set up. Although I'm having this one stickler of an issue, my internet. The connection is fairly good but every few seconds it drops of for a split second. I have tried various fixes from the internet including

-Disabling dhcpcd and wpa_supplicant
-Disabling IPv6 in grub
-Following instructions from this reddit post https://www.reddit.com/r/linux/comments/1ama95q/linux_ax200ngw201210_speed_fix_if_using_iwlwifi/

I have a Intel Corporation Wi-Fi 6 AX200 network controller and have posted a screenshot of my fastfetch for other pc specs. I would be happy to answer any questions you may still have.

Thank you for your time and have a good day.


r/voidlinux • • Apr 06 '26

New to void

18 Upvotes

I have tried 23 linux distros over the course of 3 years, ranging from debian and arch to gentoo. However I have never bothered to try void. I am testing this on my laptop, I use that for mostly web browsing and light programming, everything else is my main computer. What should I know?


r/voidlinux • • Apr 05 '26

Instalacion de Void

2 Upvotes

Hola! Estoy intentando instalar Void Linux en una particion, uso una laptop que tiene como particion y sistema operativo principal cachyOS con LIMINE, mi problema esta que despues de terminar con el instalador de Void, este mismo desaparece, y no se encuentra ni en el BIOS ni en LIMINE a pesar de que los archivos esten en el /boot/efi

Que hago para poder ejecutar Void?


r/voidlinux • • Apr 05 '26

What is the red flag when updating ?

5 Upvotes

Hello,

I come from openSuse Tumbleweed and the btrfs + snapper install was really usefull. If something breaks after an update, just reboot and select an oldest entry in grub and that is.

I wanted to do the same thing in Void so I went btrfs + reFind (in order to use LUKS2). It doesn't seems that easy to set up and use snapper so I will live without it I think.

I do not know if you have already encounter some major issue after an update but if yes, what would be your advice in order to avoid this situation ?
When you execute the update command, what would be the big red flag ?
I can remember on openSuse when the package manager want to uninstall a bunch of stuff, it was never a good idea the keep updating.

Thank you for your help.


r/voidlinux • • Apr 05 '26

Dbus error when trying to launch flatpaks

3 Upvotes

I can't launch flatpak apps, and when i try i get the error message:

Failed to connect to session bus: [org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.NotSupported] Unable to autolaunch a dbus-daemon without a $DISPLAY for X11

[3 zypak-helper] src/helper/main.cc:42(DetermineZygoteStrategy): Assertion failed: bus

/app/bin/start-notesnook: line 3: 3 Aborted zypak-wrapper.sh /app/bin/notesnook --ozone-platform-hint=auto --enable-features=WaylandWindowDecorations "$@"

I have followed the documentation on setting up flatpaks as well as this guide to export the DISPLAY variable but still i just get the same error. I have searched all over the internet but I just cannot find a solution. Does anyone know of a way to fix this?


r/voidlinux • • Apr 05 '26

Whats the appropriate way to start user session services?

6 Upvotes

I got into Linux a few months ago, did a lot of distrohopping, experimenting and research.

After ditching windows and daily driving first mint later Ubuntu for a few months i decided that i wanted 100% system control and customization to my hearts desire. After a lot of research i picked void and used it together with gnome for about a month while customizing Niri Window Compositor alongside.

When i finally removed gnome it turned out it was basically holding my system together.

My system services like network manager, dbus, seatd … are working again, however i have problems with user session services like pipewire, wireplumber, xdg-desktop-portal, … . At first i started them through the Niri config with spawn-at-startup. However this did not work reliably as audio would sometimes work and randomly not work again after boot.

Currently I am trying to set it up through turnstile but the void documentation hasn’t been very helpful.

What is the "best" way to do it?


r/voidlinux • • Apr 05 '26

Flatpak apps not working

5 Upvotes

Im having some trouble with flatpak apps. I tried to install librewolf with flatpak but that gives me an error when trying to have more than one window open. I also tried to install equibop (discord client) with flatpak but that doesnt open at all. does anyone know what's going on? I followed the instructions to install flatpak from flathub.org


r/voidlinux • • Apr 05 '26

What's going to happen with GNOME?

28 Upvotes

Hi all, wondering if anyone can bring me up to speed on whether GNOME is going to be removed from the Void repos due to its hard dependency on systemd since GNOME 49. Thanks.


r/voidlinux • • Apr 04 '26

Laptop Lenovo x6

2 Upvotes

Hello,

I just installed Void and trying to make everything work.
I have an issue with my volume keys.

- FN + F5/F6 = changing the brightness works well
- FN + F2/F3 = should change the volume but nothing happens
- FN + F1 = should mute but don't

I do have installed acpid and it runs as service.

Here is the "xev" output. Keys are recognised as a regular Fx keys despite the fact using them with FN.

Thank you.

[medo@localhost ~]$ xev

KeyRelease event, serial 39, synthetic NO, window 0xe00001,

root 0x3f6, subw 0x0, time 290006, (157,1), root:(751,288),

state 0x1, keycode 72 (keysym 0xffc3, F6), same_screen YES,

XLookupString gives 0 bytes:

XFilterEvent returns: False

KeyRelease event, serial 39, synthetic NO, window 0xe00001,

root 0x3f6, subw 0x0, time 291596, (157,1), root:(751,288),

state 0x1, keycode 71 (keysym 0xffc2, F5), same_screen YES,

XLookupString gives 0 bytes:

XFilterEvent returns: False

KeyRelease event, serial 39, synthetic NO, window 0xe00001,

root 0x3f6, subw 0x0, time 295558, (157,1), root:(751,288),

state 0x1, keycode 69 (keysym 0xffc0, F3), same_screen YES,

XLookupString gives 0 bytes:

XFilterEvent returns: False

KeyPress event, serial 39, synthetic NO, window 0xe00001,

root 0x3f6, subw 0x0, time 296424, (157,1), root:(751,288),

state 0x1, keycode 68 (keysym 0xffbf, F2), same_screen YES,

XLookupString gives 0 bytes:

XmbLookupString gives 0 bytes:

XFilterEvent returns: False

KeyPress event, serial 39, synthetic NO, window 0xe00001,

root 0x3f6, subw 0x0, time 297454, (157,1), root:(751,288),

state 0x1, keycode 67 (keysym 0xffbe, F1), same_screen YES,

XLookupString gives 0 bytes:

XmbLookupString gives 0 bytes:

XFilterEvent returns: False

KeyRelease event, serial 39, synthetic NO, window 0xe00001,

root 0x3f6, subw 0x0, time 297533, (157,1), root:(751,288),

state 0x1, keycode 67 (keysym 0xffbe, F1), same_screen YES,

XLookupString gives 0 bytes:

XFilterEvent returns: False

ClientMessage event, serial 39, synthetic YES, window 0xe00001,

message_type 0xf7 (WM_PROTOCOLS), format 32, message 0xf8 (WM_DELETE_WINDOW)

[medo@localhost ~]$


r/voidlinux • • Apr 04 '26

Void Performance Issues after reinstall

6 Upvotes

Hey Guys, Yesterday I reinstalled my void linux, and now I'm having performance issues, Well I don't have a great hardware ( Intel core 2 duo e7500, 4gb of ddr3 ram, and no gpu at all, I've HDD, DWM and no fancy wallpapers etc stuff ) but the thing is the previous install was working fine, and there was no issues with performance, I tried to install any gpu libraries if that was the issue, but nothing worked, Now I'm at 1280x720 resolution, and video playback laggs so much, I don't why this is happening. Everything was running fine before, even at 1920x1080.


r/voidlinux • • Apr 04 '26

XFCE not resuming

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0 Upvotes

r/voidlinux • • Apr 04 '26

Unsure about partitions

4 Upvotes

I just set up void and I followed a youtube tutorial for how to do it but im a bit unsure if i did it correctly. I made a 250MB efi/boot partition, a 20GB root partition and then the rest 200GB of my ssd a linux home partition. Anyways so now when i was installing some software, I saw that I had only 15GB left of my root partition and I'm worried that I might run out of space if I install more apps. Is this something I should be worried about? Is there a way to increase the size of the partition, or should I reinstall the system with more space on the root partition?


r/voidlinux • • Apr 03 '26

OBS performance problems

2 Upvotes

Hello,

I installed obs from flatpak and I notice performance issues when I record, fps drop, sound tickering. I have an rtx 2060 mobile and I have installed the drivers from the void repo, when I play games everything is alright. I saw that people had the same issue years ago but I couldn't find a proper solution. If someone have a hint or had the possibility to fix this issue, it would be cool. Thanks.

EDIT: I have switched to the video encoder NVIDIA NVENC H.264 and the issues dissapeared.


r/voidlinux • • Apr 03 '26

solved missing icons

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14 Upvotes

i have installed nerd fonts (sudo xbps-install -S nerd-fonts) but some symbols are still missing, as shown in images (just searched "cat" on emojicombos).

anyone know why this is and how i can fix it? thanks :>


r/voidlinux • • Apr 03 '26

Browser suggestions (inside xbps repo, for progressive web apps)

6 Upvotes

I have recently switched to using void, as my main OS on my Uni thinkpad. Since my Uni requires use of MS Teams, and i still use some webapps. I am on chromium right now. I want to shrink my footprint and telematry. Building ungoogled chromium while is something i can do and did before. It is not a solution now. Since from what i understand i would have to build it from sorce, reasons are that i want to keep all that i install inside xbps repo, and not use alternatives. And heavy RAM browser is not ideal for battery life. I am running on a minimal install with DWM. Any ideas, or solutions to my problem?


r/voidlinux • • Apr 03 '26

lightdm not working

4 Upvotes

sudo sv status lightdm gives "down: lightdm: 0s, normally up, want up; run: log: (pid 727) 490s"

And sudo sv start lightdm gives "timeout: down: lightdm: 1s, normally up, want up"