How to install and use Void-src packages on Void Linux
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 21 ก.ย. 2024
- Void linux void-src repo is another way void makes the switch from arch to void possible, those who feel they will miss the aur should take a look at the void-src repo and see that Void Linux is a valid option when it comes to a rolling release distro.
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thanks! I think a follow-up video on how to keep xbps-src packages up to date would be useful, and maybe even one on about how to create templates (best practices, etc?). congrats on 4k, cheerss
A follow up is a good idea, I will definitely be doing that. Thanks
Thank you for helping make void linux more accessible!
Anytime, I am glad people are enjoying it and that I can help try to get voids recognition up.
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Don't do a whole git clone instead provide the depth of commits, e.g. git clone --depth , like git clone --depth 1
Depth 1 tells git to pull last 1 commit which doesn't include other previous commits. You can use depth 2, 3...n (depends how old commit you'd like to clone). Unless you want to see commit history or related with it, don't do whole git clone (it also save disk space since we're not cloning old commits) :)
Pro tip, thank you I appreciate the suggestion
thanks a lot, without the --depth it was around 500mb, with this option set to 1, it was only around 15mb. was very useful as i have limited bandwidth
In xfce to put window in always to top, do right click on top of the window and you'll get option "Always on Top". Great video and congrats on 5.57k subs!!
Yeah, I remembered that after the fact, but thanks for the tip and thanks for the kind words.
As always great video! You're single handedly making me understand this os very fast!
I'm glad to help,.I would like more people to find out about void and what a great distro it is.
Oh boy. Something else to play with. Goody Goody. Great video as always. Thanks, Jake. Much appreciated.
Thanks Donald, do you go by Donald or by Don?
@@JakeLinux Don. 😀
Cool! This is like ports in FreeBSD. Didn’t know that Void had this. Thanks!
You're welcome, thanks for watching.
nice man, I like your content! by the way for "always on top" window just right-click on the window top bar and tick "always on top" 😉
Thanks, yeah, I tracked that down after my video, been a while since I used a standard DE and was trying to remember all the little things.
Outstanding! Thank you very much, Jake.
Absolutely.
Void was one of my first distros but I switched to a systemd one given I figured I should learn the standard before diving into more suckless distros; found my Grandas x220 and I've been flirting with void again, these videos have been huge help
This video is a great resource. Really thanks
Glad you found it helpful, thanks for watching
Nice video, very helpful and informative!
Thanks, glad you enjoyed it.
Hi Jake, great video! The only thing I don't understand (as a newbie) is why you'd go through all that trouble - where is the advantage? Aren't all the programs already compiled in the repositories? It doesn't seem like you can make a lot of adjustments (like in Gentoo for example)....
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Thanks
Congrats on passing 4K subs! Maybe I will get there in a few years?!
Thanks I appreciate thst. Let me help you out with that goal and give you a sub
Nice and simple.. well a paru -S package is nice and simple
Agreed, yay, paru, and aura are all easy. My video is to show that people who stick with arch strictly because the aur have a valid option with void. And the devs at void seem to do a better job maintaining and reviewing the packages/templates for void-src than the arch devs do with the aur. I got nothing against arch, I used it for a long time and loved it, and the aur. Just posing another option for those who may be interested.
@@JakeLinux the Arch devs don't audit the aur at all. It says so in the wiki.
@@joshua_lee732 you are correct I called them devs but they are not the actual devs they are just "trusted users", but they are in place to maintain, manage, and watch operation of the aur and maintain the community repo which is where aur packages move to if voted up. Overall it is the end users responsibility to be aware of what is installed on their system but having people trying to make sure the programs are as safe and trustworthy as possible is a nice bonus
Sir I love your content
I’m also on void Linux now
And loving it
But I’m having trouble with setting up audio with pipewire
Can you make a video about it?
Thanks, I appreciate that, I have never used pipewire, let me look into it and see what I can do
Thank you 🙏
Just found out that larger packages esp web browsers have been removed from the void-src packages, no brave anymore
that is less ideal but true. They only have Firefox & chromium, opera & tor I think now.
@@MelroyvandenBerg wtf why would they have opera, isn't it proprietary
And why did they do that?
Why can't xbps-src directly use the templates from the Github repository. Wouldn't save that a lot of space? As an Arch user I feel like xbps-src is like an AUR-helper and there works with remote repos.
I'm working on something that will allow for pulling templates individually but it is a little clunky at the moment. The fact is that the entire dir holding all the templates is only 98M in size so it really does not take up much space on your system.
Agreed!
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I wish there was some kind of "centralized" void src repos like AUR. Since this still assumes you have the template somewhere.. And I have the feeling everybody is doing double work writing it's own template files for packages not part of the void packages.
That would be nice, maybe someday.
great tutorial for me. install is ok but how to update xbps-src packages
Run a normal void update first, then run git pull on your void-src working dir, then run ./xbps-src update-sys
I want to switch from Fedora to Void but I want to know if Steam, Lutris, Davinci Resolve, and OBS work because they are the only software that I can't live without
I don't game much so I can't speak as to any flaws that may be present but I know steam and lutris are both in the official void repo, obs works perfect for me, I record my videos using it, however davinci-resolve I am not sure, it is not in the main repo or the void-src repos, would have to build it and see what happens, I can give it a try this weekend and see what happens.
@@JakeLinux thank you so much, I love Fedora but I'm not feeling it anymore, so I want to change to something that I will like a lot, I will install Void + DWL if everything works
All this daunting task, to what end? I wonder.🤔 Anyway, thank you for the video.
No waste of time, not to those who find it useful anyway.
@@JakeLinux indeed, it's a matter of taste. You have full control over your Linux machine. And the ability to write your own templates.
Could you install the next branch of picom like this?
As long as there is a template or you make a template you could.
Do you know how to properly keep updated packages installed with xbps-src, i could not find an official appropriate answer anywhere
Should be able to run xbps-install -Su, then git pull in void-src repo directory, then run ./xbps-src update-sys
./xbps-src show-local-updates
./xbps-src show-sys-updates
./xbps-src update-check PACKAGENAMEHERE
maybe repeat that last one for each package you are using from void-packages
i keep getting : error! failed to install base-chroot
Please help
Did you clone with sudo?
Example: sudo git clone...
If so that is the problem, remove the repo from your local machine and clone it again without sudo.
@@JakeLinux when I try :
"fatal: could not create work tree dir 'void-packages': Permission denied
@@JakeLinux ok ,
i managed to get binary bootstrap
: i cd into "~" , instead of "/"
i have no idea what the difference is , but it worked
Hello, could you make a video on how to have silent boot on Void Linux?
How silent are we talking, no text at all, just critical messages, no text or cursor? And just for my own curiosity, why? Void boot is fast with minimal output on my systems, do you get a lot of output?
@@JakeLinux I just want to hide all messages and if possible display an image
My old laptop crash when I try to clone this but my Main PC didn't, I don't know if this is normal or a strange behavior?
That seems a bit strange
@@JakeLinux Can I clone from my main PC and then copy the files with a USB?
@@MeraMadness what the hack are you saying lol .. This is not a Void user.
@@MelroyvandenBerg ?
GVJ.
TY
LMDE fag here, but I love your work on Void. I haven't been able to set a polybar or similar with a WM, nevertheless I try to learn from your work.
Glad you enjoy the content. What window managers have you tried?
@@JakeLinux awesome, i3, DWM.
Do all source pkgs need to be compiled??
Yes, the void-src templates are just build templates that are used to compile the programs.
yes, but not all packages on void needs to be compiled the packages that are in the void package manager xbps (xbps-install) are already precompilled
Is there an alternative to the Git repo?
Because I'm trying to clone it, but it breaks off after 5%, either because of Microsoft Github being a fucking piece of shit, or because the repo is just too big.
Have never had issues with cloning so I'm not sure what the issue could be but you can clone with --depth=1, that should help.
@@JakeLinux Thanks, `--depth=1` did the trick.
@@わかるマーン awesome! You're very welcome
its just a worse aur