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BSD users might also like Void Linux, which was developed by xtraeme (a NetBSD developer). It has glibc and musl versions and uses runit as an init system. You

BSD users might also like Void Linux, which was developed by xtraeme (a NetBSD developer). It has glibc and musl versions and uses runit as an init system. You can also build packages from source using xbps-src. https://voidlinux.org/ https://voidlinux.org/

BSDobelix 2y ago
And CRUX, a granddaddy of Archlinux.
ykonstant 2y ago
I am loving Void; my main system is Arch because of the large package selection and systemd ergonomics, but I have installed Void on three boxes for relatives and myself, and it's been wonderful. Warning though: I have only used the xfce installation with minimal tweaks. Also, a complex multi-user setup with void might be a bit more tedious to setup because runit is less batteries-included than systemd.
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jackhalford 2y ago
I had issues with voidlinux+musl for using rust but that was a couple years back. Thankfully you can easily reinstall void with glibc
stock_toaster 2y ago
Maybe Chimera? Probably very friendly for BSD folks since it has a mostly FreeBSD set of core tools (userland).
- ethagnawl 2y ago
  This initially threw me but it appears to be distinct from ChimeraOS, which is described as a, "Steam Big Picture based couch gaming OS".
  - qweqwe14 2y ago
    Yeah, it's an unfortunate name collision. From Chimera Linux FAQ[1]: The system also has no relation to ChimeraOS, besides the unfortunate name similarity. ChimeraOS used to be called GamerOS and renamed itself to ChimeraOS later; however, at this point Chimera Linux was already in public development with its name in place. [1] https://chimera-linux.org/docs/faq#what-about-chimeraos https://chimera-linux.org/docs/faq#what-about-chimeraos
- rahen 2y ago
  Chimera is developed by a former Void maintainer. It's still in its infancy compared to the two main "KISS" distributions (Alpine and Void) but it looks promising, especially thanks to dinit, which like S6 is what systemd should have been. https://chimera-linux.org/docs/configuration/services https://chimera-linux.org/docs/configuration/services Then if a Linux kernel isn't a strict requirement, there's obviously NetBSD, from which Void takes inspiration. At last it's "the real thing" and not some adaptation, and a very underappreciated and overlooked Unix.
- q66 2y ago
  chimera definitely goes for its own type of experience, the source of the core tools does not make that much of a difference in that (they were mostly chosen for other reasons anyway) that said i was a freebsd user for over a decade so it must have left some mark (even though generally the systems have little to do with each other in their general design)
  - LeFantome 2y ago
    People may not know that you are the creator of Chimera Linux. There does seem to be a lot of BSD influence over Chimera with the BSD userland, Clang / LLVM toolchain, lack of glibc, and cports. Regardless of the inspiration, the design choices in Chimera are great. Being able to standardize on things like Pipewire and Wayland without legacy. Working to bring the functionality of systemd without the monolith is great too. I hope Turnstile catches on.
    - LeFantome 2y ago
      ZFS on Chimera as well of course...
braggerxyz 2y ago
This is what I settled for after using Arch and looking for a Non-SystemD alternative that feels a lot like Arch. The thing that threw me the Void direction instead of Alpine was glibc support so I can use NVidia drivers (yes I know, Booo NVidia ;-)

BSDobelix 2y ago

And CRUX, a granddaddy of Archlinux.

ykonstant 2y ago

I am loving Void; my main system is Arch because of the large package selection and systemd ergonomics, but I have installed Void on three boxes for relatives and myself, and it's been wonderful. Warning though: I have only used the xfce installation with minimal tweaks. Also, a complex multi-user setup with void might be a bit more tedious to setup because runit is less batteries-included than systemd.

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jackhalford 2y ago

I had issues with voidlinux+musl for using rust but that was a couple years back. Thankfully you can easily reinstall void with glibc

stock_toaster 2y ago

Maybe Chimera? Probably very friendly for BSD folks since it has a mostly FreeBSD set of core tools (userland).

ethagnawl 2y ago
This initially threw me but it appears to be distinct from ChimeraOS, which is described as a, "Steam Big Picture based couch gaming OS".
- qweqwe14 2y ago
  Yeah, it's an unfortunate name collision. From Chimera Linux FAQ[1]: The system also has no relation to ChimeraOS, besides the unfortunate name similarity. ChimeraOS used to be called GamerOS and renamed itself to ChimeraOS later; however, at this point Chimera Linux was already in public development with its name in place. [1] https://chimera-linux.org/docs/faq#what-about-chimeraos https://chimera-linux.org/docs/faq#what-about-chimeraos
rahen 2y ago
Chimera is developed by a former Void maintainer. It's still in its infancy compared to the two main "KISS" distributions (Alpine and Void) but it looks promising, especially thanks to dinit, which like S6 is what systemd should have been. https://chimera-linux.org/docs/configuration/services https://chimera-linux.org/docs/configuration/services Then if a Linux kernel isn't a strict requirement, there's obviously NetBSD, from which Void takes inspiration. At last it's "the real thing" and not some adaptation, and a very underappreciated and overlooked Unix.
q66 2y ago
chimera definitely goes for its own type of experience, the source of the core tools does not make that much of a difference in that (they were mostly chosen for other reasons anyway) that said i was a freebsd user for over a decade so it must have left some mark (even though generally the systems have little to do with each other in their general design)
- LeFantome 2y ago
  People may not know that you are the creator of Chimera Linux. There does seem to be a lot of BSD influence over Chimera with the BSD userland, Clang / LLVM toolchain, lack of glibc, and cports. Regardless of the inspiration, the design choices in Chimera are great. Being able to standardize on things like Pipewire and Wayland without legacy. Working to bring the functionality of systemd without the monolith is great too. I hope Turnstile catches on.
  - LeFantome 2y ago
    ZFS on Chimera as well of course...

braggerxyz 2y ago

This is what I settled for after using Arch and looking for a Non-SystemD alternative that feels a lot like Arch. The thing that threw me the Void direction instead of Alpine was glibc support so I can use NVidia drivers (yes I know, Booo NVidia ;-)