[mdlug] Void Linux tips

Drew drew4096 at gmail.com
Fri Oct 23 21:14:40 EDT 2015


The Live CD boot isos look for initrd.gz, but the file is named
initrd. Once fixxed, the boot proceeds for a bit, then it displays
looking for btt-something-or-other-fs several  hundred times, then
aborts into an initrd Failed boot session.

On 10/24/15, JeremyBekka C <jrchristophel at gmail.com> wrote:
> Thanks Steve for sharing your experience. I looked at Void about a month
> ago and liked what I saw. I am using Manajaro Openrc right now and really
> like that. I know that it is not completely free of systemd, but it is
> close enough for me. Plus, I like the fact that everything is very well
> documented and that I have access to the Arch repository.
>
> I am curious to know what you think are the advantages of Void over a
> Distro like Manjaro that is not totally free of systemd.
>
> I will keep an eye on Void and maybe look into that in the future.
>
> Jeremy
>
> On Wed, Oct 21, 2015 at 3:03 PM, Steve Litt <slitt at troubleshooters.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Hi all,
>>
>> I recently switched over to Void Linux, a KISS principle distro much
>> closer to Slack than to Ubuntu, but with an oustanding, full
>> dependency handling package manager. So far, I really like it.
>>
>> I've put together a bunch of tips for installing and using Void, so
>> that the next guy has an easier time than I did:
>>
>> http://troubleshooters.com/linux/void/voidtips.htm
>>
>> Hope you like it.
>>
>> SteveT
>>
>> Steve Litt
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