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For one, VOID has a unique package management system [1]. [1]: https://www.voidlinux.eu/usage/xbps/ https://www.voidlinux.eu/usage/xbps/
by nialv7 9y ago
For one, VOID has a unique package management system [1].
[1]: https://www.voidlinux.eu/usage/xbps/ https://www.voidlinux.eu/usage/xbps/
- cwyers 9y agoWhy is that a good thing? There's network effects to package managers. Using one of the common ones is beneficial.
- aaron-lebo 9y agoIt's very easy to write templates for new packages and the maintainers stay really busy, so I've found that void has more packages in the main repo than almost anything else, despite its lesser popularity.
- da02 9y agoI'm guessing they looked at other package managers, didn't like a bunch of decisions, and decided to write their own: XBPS claims it's totally compatible with POSIX/SUSv2/C99 standards, and released with a Simplified BSD license (2 clause). Other features: https://wiki.voidlinux.eu/XBPS#Features https://wiki.voidlinux.eu/XBPS#Features
- PrimHelios 9y agoFrom what I've read, Void was created as a testing distro for XBPS before it was merged into a BSD. Might be wrong on that though.
- daptaq 9y agoI don't think any *BSD uses xbps - sadly.
- PrimHelios 9y agoHuh, I guess not. Strange, I could've sworn I read somewhere that was the case.
- feelin_googley 9y agoIt is written somehwere that this was the motivation for creating this Linux distribution. The author wanted to work on his own package manager. What makes this "distro" more interesting than all the others IMHO is that the author is a former BSD committer.