To get that “full desktop” experience I am reinstalling #VoidLinux with the @xfce iso. I am still staying with #musl. I will probably install #Cinnamon too.
#Gnome was okay, but the inability to easily install the extensions was a no bueno for me. My gnome needs to have some spice; vanilla doesn’t cut it 🌶️
Will those voices in my head please give it a rest !
Tempting to try a #VoidLinux#bcachefs install on an old laptop or pc now it's officially made it into the Linux 6.7 kernel. You know just for research purposes you understand. Like seeing how it compares to my daily drivers #ZFS filesystem. 🤔
@met I know, even before that I was using some binarys, but if I was to going full binary I could just use another distro. I know there is more to gentoo than just compiling, but I also didn't want to unmask packages all the time.
Finally uploaded my first post of the new year to my blog on how I install my #VoidLinux Root on #ZFS setup. If you spot anything wrong please don't hesitate to let me know. 😉
OK now I've revised my #VoidLinux#ZFSBootMenu Install document. Revisions include removing kernel resume support as I wouldn't really use suspend to disk and changing the separate swap partition to an encrypted one for more security thanks to info supplied by @dwarmstrong . Anybody fancy a proof read to see what dreadful mistakes have been made by myself ?? 😍
@JustineSmithies I use PARTLABEL to identify the swap partition in /etc/crypttab which then gets mapped to /dev/mapper/swap as a swap partition that can be added in /etc/fstab like a normal swap.
Inspired by the example set by @JustineSmithies I'm closing out the year with a Void install on ZFS-Root + native encryption + ZFSBootMenu. :void: :linux:
I'm so lazy ! I've a blog page to write up on my current #VoidLinux#ZFS#ZFSBootMenu setup with installation instructions / suggestions and suggested tweaks. Yet here I am lounging in a bath. 🙄
I've sort of cobbled together how I'd install #VoidLinux using #ZFSBootMenu on my laptop. I've also included a separate swap partition just in case I did ever use suspend to disk.
Would someone care to cast their eyes over it before I push it to my blog. As an added bonus I'm going to tie myself up and get my better half to beat me around the head. Wait no! I meant to say I will wipe my laptop again and reinstall as per my installation document to make sure it works. 😂
Well it's booted and I'm in as root for now. I see a few errors on screen there which I can hopefully resolve. Not sure about the "failed to lock /etc/exports.d/zfs.exports.lock: No such file or directory" ????
So all in all I take this as a win as I did expect it to boot first time. I have been documenting my steps though in case I need to redo this install. #ZFS#ZFSBootMenu#VoidLinux