Today we would like to talk about PepVoid, a build branch we have been actively working. This effort began as an exploration to apply the Peppermint approach to the rolling release philosophy of Void Linux. Earlier this year , we made initial testing ISOs available to the community, and the response was invaluable. We would like to extend a huge thank you to everyone who took the time to test those early builds and share their input.
Since then, we have continued refining this build as a way to explore new designs and ideas that can also be applied across the Debian family of Peppermint OS as tools become stable.
For this testing round, you can expect these ISOs to to be at around 3.2 GB, think of them as a “PepVoid Loaded 64 bit” spin. We are providing both Xorg and XLibre ISOs, please feel free to choose whichever build works best for your environment.
These ISOs come with a selection of preinstalled packages and the updated PepTools that have been modded a bit for users who prefer GUI interactions.
The system is configured with standard upstream repositories, https://repo-default.voidlinux.org/current
As well as the nonfreehttps://repo-default.voidlinux.org/current/nonfree
If you are testing the XLibre variant, you will also find the custom external XLibre repository at https://github.com/xlibre-void/xlibre/
Please keep in mind that the current lineup of preinstalled packages is subject to change as we gather and evaluate feedback from the community.
You can find these ISOs available for download here:
https://peppermintos.org/PepVoid/
We would be happy for any testing the community can perform, and your feedback during this phase will be appreciated as we fine-tune the builds.
Depending on the feedback we receive, we are aiming for an official release in November. This timing would coincide nicely with the scheduled ISO refreshes for our Debian family builds. As always thank you so much for your ongoing support, and we look forward to hearing your feedback!
Please remember you can always contribute or reach out to us directly through any of the channels from the PeppermintOS Community.
| Matrix channel | #peppermintos:matrix.org |
| Discord server | https://discord.gg/chsAGe5Hp8 |
| Telegram Channel | https://t.me/peppermint_os |
| Community Forums | https://sourceforge.net/p/peppermintos/pepos/ |
| Mastodon | https://fosstodon.org/@peppermintos |
| Codeberg Repos | https://codeberg.org/Peppermint_OS |
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liveuser: pep-live
password: pep-live
I use Void and installed and looked at Pepvoid. Very well done! Do the new changes automatically roll to the installation, or must I reinstall a new ISO each time?
In terms of Void things it rolls. Any of the Peppermint stuff Its mostly a python stack… you don’t necessarily need to reinstall a new ISO, mostly its just downloading the peptools and placing the in the correct locations.
I’ve been using Void for quite some time now, and I really appreciate its lightness and minimalism. I’ve recently started trying out PepVoid—we’ll see if it proves to be a worthy replacement. I’m a bit puzzled by the dual update channel, but it’s still very early days.
Keep up the good work, everyone!
Thanks, yeah a starting point at the very least
“both Xorg and XLibre ISOs” … DIFFERENCES ??
GOOGLE AI:
Xorg (X11): The traditional, long-standing X Window System server. Its active development has mostly stalled as maintainers focus on Wayland, though it remains the default display server for many Linux distributions.
EndeavourOS
XLibre: A controversial fork of the Xorg X11 server created to continue maintaining and patching the legacy X11 codebase instead of moving to Wayland. It adds features like default TearFree rendering and experimental security patches.
Long time peppermint and MX Linux user here. I need to tell you how impressed I am with PepVoid. The speed and stability are surprisingly good! I love the xbps package manager over anything else I have seen anywhere in Linux or BSD. The mix of basic utilities seems just right to me as it stands today. They’re surprised to learn that many of the things that I’ve come to rely on over the years are already there! I have been using PepVoid as a daily driver for 10 days or so and I’m very impressed and appreciative of your work! I hope this project continues because I can see it has great promise!