u/exstassyg

Hello!! After distrohopping for a while, I decided to finally settle down on one distro, and I chose Void Linux. I want to use Void as my daily driver and actually stick with it instead of reinstalling a new distro every day lol

I’ve already installed Void a couple of times before and today I did a clean install on my main pc. The handbook is pretty clear about everything and it’s pretty easy to follow, but there are still some things I want to make sure I’m doing correctly

First of all, I wanna say that I have a pc with Ryzen 5 5600x, RTX 3060 and 16gb of RAM. I plan on using a wayland compositor, like MangoWM.

1. What services should I actually enable on a fresh install?
   I currently only have dhcpcd enabled. I’ve seen mixed comments about elogind, seatd, dbus, polkit, etc. Some people say dbus already handles elogind automatically, others say to enable both. It messes me up a little, trying to understand what’s right and if it’s right for me

2. Are there any good resources/websites/videos for setting up Void after installation?
   The handbook is great, but I’d also like to see some practical examples or setups from experienced Void users

3. PipeWire
   On one of my earlier installs, I had issues getting PipeWire fully working. I think I understand it better now, but if anyone has recommendations for a clean PipeWire/WirePlumber setup on Void, I’d appreciate it.

4. Any tips and tricks are much appreciated

I just want to make sure I’m getting the most out of this experience and I really wanna stick with Void, I love the concept and delivery. Thank you!!!

I’ve been distrohopping for 2 years and I just can’t stop on one and use it. I feel the urge and need in reinstalling and trying everything. I’ve tried many many distros, but I wanna find something that I can stay on. Currently, I use Arch with niri, but I want something more stable.

I need something lightweight (minimal), good for gaming, because I play a lot, and most importantly stable. When I say stable, I don’t mean Debian stable with old packages. I need new packages, but I want it to be stable. I don’t want some bullshit error popping on my screen first thing in the morning and having to deal with it. I don’t want to lose my config files or my personals files, I just wanna use it.

No ubuntu, no mint and fedora suggestions. I’ve been thinking about Void or NixOS, but I wanna see if people have any other options :))

Sooo, I know this is going to sound very stupid, but I ran a command without looking at it first… I’m not even going to discuss how stupid it was and the command itself, just going to say that some of my accounts got hacked.

So right now I want to nuke the whole thing and just reinstall MacOS so I don’t have whatever spyware or infostealer shit that I have right now. Do I just do it through the settings or recovery mode?