I do not recommend teaching people Void Linux in a classroom setting.
I know enthusiasts tend to like it, but for people that want to learn
Linux (and potentially use it in a commercial setting), it does things
different enough from the major mainstream distros that it's actively
counter-productive to learn it.
But that said if there is going to be a lecture or two on the
differences between A distro and B, C, D, etc., distros, then it would
be a good one to include.
Ditto for NixOS, antiX, Alpine, and honestly Slackware at this point.
-Matt
On 2/6/25 17:02, Steve Litt via PLUG-discuss wrote:
On Wed, 5 Feb 2025 12:07:15 -0700
James Mcphee via PLUG-discuss <plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org> wrote:
I'd add that if your students want to learn linux well, they should
use one of the other distros as well. Arch, gentoo, LFS, etc.
Please add Void Linux to this list. It's very close to the metal,
highly conforming to POSIX, and it's fairly simple (in terms of moving
parts and thin interfaces, not in terms of having things done for you).
Unlike Arch, the Red Hat biosphere, and the Debian biosphere, it uses
the ultra simple runit init system rather than the 1.3 million LOC
all-encompassing systemd. Like Arch, Gentoo and Funtoo, it's a rolling
release, but Void Linux does a much better job of rolling release.
SteveT
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