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Void Linux General Useful Stuff

Manual Application Installation

To install complete application files manually, first we create the required folders:

mkdir -p ~/.local/lib
mkdir -p ~/.local/bin

lib folder will contain the files of the app, and bin folder will contain the shortcuts to the app, so we can access it throughout the system.

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Void Linux Pipewire Installation

Firstly, check if required dependencies are installed:

sudo xbps-install pipewire pipewire-pulse

To make pipewire use wireplumber(required session manager):

mkdir -p /etc/pipewire/pipewire.conf.d

sudo ln -s /usr/share/examples/wireplumber/10-wireplumber.conf /etc/pipewire/pipewire.conf.d/

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Void Linux KDE Plasma Installation

For avoiding any trouble beforehand, firstly update your repositories and packages:

sudo xbps-install -Su

Firstly, install every required dependency:

sudo xbps-install kde-plasma kde-baseapps dbus xorg elogind NetworkManager

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Void Linux Getting Internet Temporarily

If the installer wasn't succesful the first time connecting to internet, this allows temporarily(before the PC turns off) connection to internet.

First, to get the wireless interface ID:

ip link show

which should give a list like this:

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Void Linux Partition Creation

Partitions Menu

Select cfdisk.

EFI Partition

Create a partition with 500 megabytes of space and set its type to EFI System.

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Void Linux Enabling Bluetooth Service

First, to install required libraries:

sudo xbps-install bluez dbus

Then, to create the services needed:

sudo ln -s /etc/sv/bluetoothd /var/service/

sudo ln -s /etc/sv/dbus /var/service/