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…https://voidlinux.org/download/#arm%20platforms It's a regular package of linux in the distro: https://github.com/void-linux/void-packages/tree/master/srcp...

comment by MYEUHD · 2026-07-01 · in Asahi Linux 7.1 Progress Report

…), one of those links goes to a larger aggregate of bugs reported downstream ( https://github.com/void-linux/void-packages/issues/60825 ). I think it is incredibly rational and sane, given the reputation of vibecoded software as-such (wh

comment by fao_ · 2026-05-31 · in Please Do Not Vibe Fuck Up This Software

…language; it's still very short and easy to understand (though I prefer the imperative approach): https://github.com/void-linux/void-packages/blob/master/srcp... Chimera Linux: same as Void: https://github.com/chimera-linux/cports/blob/mast…

comment by homebrewer · 2025-07-19 · in Debcraft – Easiest way to modify and build Debian packages

I'm using void. https://github.com/void-linux/void-packages/issues/26415 gives an insight, though it doesn't explain the whole problem, if I remember correctly what maintainers wrote elsewhere. > ROCm is a train wreck to compile from…

comment by onli · 2025-04-24 · in AMD Publishes Open-Source Driver for GPU Virtualization, Radeon "In the Roadmap"

kinda. https://github.com/void-linux/void-packages/

comment by Piraty · 2025-01-31 · in Sixos: A nix OS without systemd [video]

…//flak.tedunangst.com/post/analysis-of-openssl-freelis... 2. https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/LibreSSL 3. https://github.com/void-linux/void-packages/issues/20935 4. https://lwn.net/Articles/841664/ 5. https://marc.info/?l=openbsd-misc&m=139698…

comment by anonbanker · 2024-05-12 · in 16 years of CVE-2008-0166 – Debian OpenSSL Bug

…of wankery of "the correct hyphen" is staggering. [1]: https://man.openbsd.org/mandoc_char [2]: https://github.com/void-linux/void-packages/blob/20c66829134...

comment by arp242 · 2023-11-03 · in Hyphens, minus, and dashes in Debian man pages

…drops support for LibreSSL due to it not being fully compatible with OpenSSL 1.1.1 APIs. [1] https://github.com/void-linux/void-packages/issues/20935 [2] https://peps.python.org/pep-0644

comment by konimex · 2023-09-12 · in OpenSSL 1.1.1 End of Life

▲ 3

PR to remove crypto/blockchain packages from Void Linux repos

story by nazgulsenpai · 2023-06-15 · 0 comments

…failed to start on Python 3.11 since it removed obsolete methods like bind_textdomain_codeset(): https://github.com/void-linux/void-packages/issues/40430 Though this project isn't exactly in the best shape, having prior bugs:…

comment by nyanpasu64 · 2022-11-16 · in Python 3.12.0 is to remove long-deprecated items

…fossils and eat them too. [1] https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/grep.git/commit/src/egrep.... [2] https://github.com/void-linux/void-packages/pull/39340 [3] https://xkcd.com/1172/

comment by bitofhope · 2022-10-13 · in We are stuck with egrep and fgrep (unless you like beating people)

…is an issue to package TDE for void and it apparantly can be built. https://www.trinitydesktop.org/ https://github.com/void-linux/void-packages/issues/19243

comment by michaelmrose · 2021-08-26 · in My MacBook Pro had over 10k USD in repairs

They might be returning different results depending on the user-agent because: curl " https://github.com/void-linux/void-packages " | grep -i download | grep -i zip Gives a regular <a> with the href correctly set to the zip archive: <a…

comment by phillipseamore · 2021-04-23 · in Why did Microsoft remove the "Download ZIP" link from GitHub repository pages

Well 'links' shows me the link "Download zip". But in any case the URL structure is predictable: https://github.com/void-linux/void-packages/archive/refs/hea... https://github.com/{USER}/{REPO}/archive/refs/heads/{BRANCH}...

comment by phillipseamore · 2021-04-23 · in Why did Microsoft remove the "Download ZIP" link from GitHub repository pages

…has just switched back away from LibreSSL which it shipped by default with for years. Discussion: https://github.com/void-linux/void-packages/issues/20935

comment by tubbyjr · 2021-03-22 · in OpenSSL will release a high-severity issue fix on 25th

…fetched from Void Linux. The Void Linux developers have been discussing switching back to OpenSSL: https://github.com/void-linux/void-packages/issues/20935

comment by RunningDroid · 2021-01-05 · in LibreSSL Languishes on Linux

…but a quick skim of the thread reveals lots of sentiments similar to those expressed in TFA. [0] https://github.com/void-linux/void-packages/issues/20935

comment by na85 · 2021-01-05 · in LibreSSL Languishes on Linux

…Linux (Alpine switched to OpenSSL some time ago). Even Void is considering switching to OpenSSL: https://github.com/void-linux/void-packages/issues/20935 .

comment by CameronNemo · 2020-07-17 · in What changed in OpenSSL after heartbleed

…have ignited when one of the maintainers put an entry in the fortunes file that made fun of that: https://github.com/void-linux/void-packages/commit/c3b796aca... Smells to me like they deliberately set him off so they'd have an excuse to…

comment by Igelau · 2020-04-25 · in Void Linux: Some Context for Recent Events

…are getting a divorce? [2] [1] https://www.reddit.com/r/voidlinux/comments/g2l9ws/thoughts_... [2] https://github.com/void-linux/void-packages/commit/bbb8bc557... Someone please should give Juan RP a hug or something. > Now, unless Juan is…

comment by throwaway_ptr · 2020-04-25 · in Void Linux: Some Context for Recent Events

…were other problems with updating Qt on OpenBSD, but that was resolved They are still trailing us. https://github.com/void-linux/void-packages/pull/15310

comment by CameronNemo · 2020-04-22 · in OpenSSL high-severity bug – affects 1.1.1d, 1.1.1e, 1.1.1f

…actually switched back to OpenSSL (Alpine, HardenedBSD). Void is considering switching back too: https://github.com/void-linux/void-packages/issues/20935

comment by pnako · 2020-04-22 · in OpenSSL high-severity bug – affects 1.1.1d, 1.1.1e, 1.1.1f

Hard, not impossible. Void Linux is using elogind: https://github.com/void-linux/void-packages/blob/master/srcp... And BTW, if you don't like the way that Gnome is going you can fork it or use another desktop. There are multiple desktops…

comment by m45t3r · 2019-09-24 · in Systemd-Homed: Systemd Now Working to Improve Home Directory Handling

…Gnome because of GDM's dependency on Systemd Void Linux is using GDM with elogind and seems fine: https://github.com/void-linux/void-packages/blob/master/srcp... > even the Linux kernel with a BSD one You know, Debian GNU/kFreeBSD is as…

comment by m45t3r · 2019-09-24 · in Systemd-Homed: Systemd Now Working to Improve Home Directory Handling

By the way, all of the common void xbps triggers are found here: https://github.com/void-linux/void-packages/tree/master/srcp... These are one of the largest time sinks for the package manager.

comment by CameronNemo · 2019-08-18 · in Show HN: distri: a Linux distribution to research fast package management

Can someone explain this: https://github.com/void-linux/void-packages/blob/master/srcp... This configure test uses a C program to detect that #include <$try_header> works for some value of $try_header, like alloca.h: note angle brackets.…

comment by kazinator · 2018-12-30 · in The Void (Linux) distribution