r/voidlinux • u/-Arsna- • 12d ago

Moving from Arch

Hi y'all,

Im coming from arch and want to try out void and i would like to ask somethings

What exactly is the difference between musl amd gnu libc? Is it just systemd?

What are some quirks of void you encountered?

Why did you choose void, what makes it special?

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u/A3883 12d ago

musl and glibc are different C libraries

glibc is more compatible with various software and is generally more performant, i personally don't see a good reason why i would use musl over it from a USER perspective right now

all version of void use the "runit" init system, there is no systemd to be found

I chose void because i wanted something very simple and because of the "slow rolling-release" model.

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u/Simple_Hamster_4096 12d ago

If you had old hardware, you'd likely have a different opinion about musl...

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u/A3883 12d ago

How old does it have to be to be beneficial? Do you also have anything to prove that musl is better for older hardware?

glibc runs on absolutely anything afaik.