Void Linux

An independent rolling distro with its own xbps package manager, runit and a choice of glibc or musl. See how developers rate it month by month on DTDb.

Category
Linux distribution
Developer
Void Linux team
Created by
Juan Romero Pardines
First release
2008
License
GPL and other free licenses
Open source
Yes
Pricing
Free
Website
https://voidlinux.org
Family
Independent
Based on
Independent
Package manager
xbps
Package format
xbps
Release model
Rolling
Release cadence
Continuous
Support lifetime
Rolling
Init system
runit
Default desktop
None or Xfce
Immutable
No
Made for
Desktop, Server, Embedded
Backed by
A community
Beginner friendliness
2 of 5
Architectures
x86_64, i686, aarch64, armv6l, armv7l (glibc and musl)

Top rated Linux distributions — Monthly Ranking