Void Linux Resources & Documentation

📚 Official Documentation

• Void Handbook – main reference for installation, configuration, package management, etc.
  https://docs.voidlinux.org
• Man pages – for xbps (package manager) and other Void tools:
  • man xbps-install
  • man xbps-query
  • man xbps-remove

💬 Community Support

• Void Linux Forum:
  https://voidforums.com/
• IRC – #voidlinux on Libera Chat (use https://web.libera.chat without installing an IRC client)
• Reddit – unofficial but active:
  https://reddit.com/r/voidlinux
• Linux Questions - forum [https://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/](https://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/]

💻 Development & Issues

• Void Linux GitHub – issue tracking, package requests, PRs:
  https://github.com/void-linux/void-packages

📜 Wiki & Guides (Community-created)

• Arch Wiki – many guides work on Void with minor adjustments (swap pacman commands for xbps equivalents):
  https://wiki.archlinux.org
• Unofficial tutorials – search:
  • "Void Linux site:dev.to"
  • "Void Linux site:medium.com"

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Void Linux Survival Cheat Sheet

📦 Package Management (xbps)

# Update repo list & system
sudo xbps-install -Syu

# Install package
sudo xbps-install packagename

# Remove package
sudo xbps-remove packagename

# Search packages
xbps-query -Rs keyword

# List installed packages
xbps-query -l

🛠 Service Management (runit)

# Enable service at boot
sudo ln -s /etc/sv/servicename /var/service

# Disable service
sudo rm /var/service/servicename

# Start/Stop immediately
sudo sv up servicename
sudo sv down servicename

# Check status
sudo sv status servicename

💻 System Basics

# Check system info
uname -a

# Disk usage
df -h

# Memory usage
free -h

# Find a command's location
which command

🌐 Networking

# Check IP
ip a

# Test connection
ping -c 4 voidlinux.org

# Restart network service
sudo sv restart dhcpcd

📚 Helpful Resources

• Official docs: https://docs.voidlinux.org
• Forum: https://forum.voidlinux.org
• Arch Wiki (for general Linux tips): https://wiki.archlinux.org