cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/117605

Got bored and made a custom /etc/issue file for my Void Linux machines. It displays a colour Void Linux logo along with kernel version, tty number and date on login. The file is here just copy it to /etc/issue or you can preview it using agetty. Feel free to change it to suit.

It's been some months, and kdenlive is still listed as orphaned. Anyone know how packages become un-orphaned?

Also, if anyone else is having the same problems, this fork worked for me (the missing dependency is glaxnimate.

https://github.com/classabbyamp/void-packages.git new/glaxnimate

Thanks @w0yak for mentioning about this community there. Im always ready to handover this community to void team if they need.

I'm not a big fan off some of the Void Distro-reviews which just show the installer, so I've made a review of how it looks after a few years of daily use.

I've missed out a load of nice features, because it's already a fairly waffly review.

I set up a new machine with Void, and it took an embarrassing amount of time. I wanted a script to install Void with 1 line of bash from a live iso, so I could look cool next time. Here it is:

xbps-install -S curl

curl https://malinfreeborn.com/autovoid.sh | sh

The idea is to place the script on a public site, execute it, then get the following:

• a full WM
• all dotfiles set up
• all home files

...basically, a full setup.

Results

It's 2 lines of bash, rather than 1, which is less cool.

I remove the need for a password by making the system auto-login to a user in the wheel group. I've tried adding the option to set a variable, password="mypassword123, which would then automatically add that variable as the main user's password, but something's gone wrong there.

The user gets ssh keys pulled from gitlab as a kind of backup.

To Do

• Atm I can use unison to pull in ~ files from my server, but it'd be nicer to have this done automatically, before the reboot. I guess that'd require another line for authentication.
• See if something can pull the script without curl, so the script can be a single line of bash
• I might see about puting in arbitrary usernames/ hostnames later.
• Any other suggestions?

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/166024

first pre release:

testing version Alpha 0.1

Expect lot of bugs, non finished features and a lot incoming changes...

Not for production environment try in Vm instead!

upload will get a little bit more time...

Last time I see someone asking for a forum on reddit,

A DEV say ''please don't do that''

What do you think?

Actualy active place is :

• IRC
• Telegram
• reddit

cross posting my Void installation notes

Are you know ho to get wayland working on void? Lets help us... Small bash script for void post installation... Everyone welcome at least for testing...

Hey, I have forgotten but does anyone know the aproximate amount of packages you get after a fresh install with no DE (network install)? Pre-Xorg/Wayland compositor

Hey I would try wayland with hikari but I don't really understand how work wayland, void_Doc is light , I also find this but is for weston..

I have installed wayland + hikari + seatd

Steam dont show me icon in system tray

I am also tried change from steam beta to normal version and changed icons and theme to Adwaita..

Any advice?

Distrowatch review of Void Linux.

Thanks to Zenobith for mentioning at r/voidlinux

I was considering looking into installing Void with ZFS on root if I ever need to reinstall the OS on my computer. So far the advantages I have read about have been mostly about snapshotting and restoration but I am admittedly more interested because it's a shiny new file system.

I am using a laptop with 250GB SSD. Would I benefit from using ZFS? Or is it overhyped? Any input is appreciated.

Gnu IceCat is the GNU version of the Firefox browser.IceCat feels a little faster and use around 60mb less ram than firefox.Gnuzilla-FSD version is 60.7.0 released on 2 June 2019. Here in Void Linux IceCat is regularly updated and the current version is 68.9.0. AFAIK no other linux distros have IceCat available in their repos.A big thanks to Void devs:folded hands:

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