New Loading Assemblies of VOID Linux Released
Void Linux, an independent project that does not rely on other distributions, has announced the release of new loading assemblies. These assemblies, based on a more recent version of the system, have been formed using a continuous cycle of updating program versions. The previous assemblies were published a year ago and the newly released ones are primarily for new installations. Existing users can still update their packages through the system’s built-in update function.
The new assemblies are available in options based on the Glibc system libraries and musl. They are compatible with platforms X86_64, I686, ARMV6L, ARMV7L, and AARCH64. Live-images with the XFCE desktop and basic console assembly are provided as part of the release. For ARM platforms, support is available for BEAGLEBONE/Beaglebone Black, Cubieboard 2, Odroid U2/U3, and Raspberry Pi.
Void Linux utilizes the System Manager runit for initialization and management. It also develops its own package manager called xbps for package management and the XBPS-SRC package assembly system. The xbps package manager allows users to install, delete, and update applications, identify library incompatibilities, and manage dependencies. In addition, users have the option to use MUSL as a standard library instead of Glibc. The software developed by the Void Linux community is distributed under the BSD license.
The new assemblies bring several changes and improvements:
- The installer now solves problems with user creation during network installations and introduces the ability to choose the XBPS mirror using XMirRor.
- Live devices with XFCE as the display manager now use Lightdm.
- The Pipewire multimedia server has been added to control sound in live devices with XFCE, along with the ALSA package included in the basic assemblies.
- New options for loading live devices have been added, such as turning on the screen reader, launching Memtest86+, rebooting, and adjusting the EFI firmware.
- All live