Steps encountered when installing Void

TODO: Add instructions on enabiling other services like elogind, socklog-void, ntpd, etc.

• Configuring WiFi using built in wpa_supplicant (or wpa_cli for interactive use)
  • Configure SSID wpa_passphrase <ssid> >> /etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf
  • Enter Password
  • Enable wpa_supplicant service: sudo ln -s /etc/sv/wpa_supplicant /var/service
  • Restart DHCP Client Daemon: sudo sv restart dhcpcd
• Optional: Enable Audio Playback
  • System Update: sudo xbps-install -Su
  • Install ALSA: sudo xbps-install alsa-utils
  • Add Pipewire and Pipewire-Pulse?
  • Add user to audio group: sudo usermod -G audio <username>
  • Add user to video group: sudo usermod -G video <username>
  • Install Python: sudo xbps-install alsa-utils
  • Install pipx: Forgot how
  • Install yewtube: pipx install yewtube
  • Install mpv as player: sudo xbps-install mpv
  • Start yewtube: yt
  • Set mpv as default player: set player mpv
  • Set DRM as video output: set playerargs -vo drm
  • Search for playlist: userpl <username>
  • Select Playlist by number
  • Play Songs by range (all or * for all)
• Install Terminal Browser for reading the void docs
  • Install W3M: sudo xbps-install w3m
• Install CPU Microcode (broke my system btw)
  • Enable non-free repository: sudo xbps-install void-nonfree-repo
  • Install CPU Microcode: sudo xbps-install intel-ucode (or amd-ucode)
  • Regenerate initrd for kernel:
• Setup the system by the installer
  • Set keymaps
  • Set Wi-Fi (the installer in an older ISO would only take SSID without spaces). Or can use wpa_supplicant manually in case this fails.
  • Set hostname
  • Set source - local for ISO or network for latest image
  • Set locale (only for glibc version)
  • Set timezone
  • Set root password
  • Set username
  • Set user groups - I chose wheel and disabled audio etc. to use a session and seat manager.
  • Set bootloader partition
  • Set filesystems and mountpoints
  • Choose Install
  • Install grub bootloader with graphical mode enabled
  • After install, perform a system update
• Optional: Setup the system manually with BTRFS
  • NOTE: What I don't know (extras): Setting up LUKS (encryption), NVMe, SSD TRIM, 2FA
  • Set up BTRFS manually and setup subvolumes - root, home, snapshots and swap
  • Create subvolumes for non-snapshot directories
  • Mount the volumes for chroot, along with resolv.conf
  • Enter chroot
  • Set root password
  • Set hostname and hosts file
  • Set locale
  • Set timezone
  • Set keymap
  • Optional: Set hardware clock to UTC
  • Setup fstab
  • Add btrfs kernel module in dracut configuration
  • Regenerate kernel with dracut
  • Install grub
  • Enable dhcpcd and wpa_supplicant
  • Set up swapfile
  • Perform a system update
  • After reboot, setup a new user
  • Optional: Install zsh/fish shell
  • Optional: Set default user shell
• Install graphical environment
  • Install X.org server if using an X11 graphical environment: sudo xbps-install xorg
  • Install a graphical environment of your choice
  • If using X11, set xinitrc to start the desktop environment
    • For XFCE, echo "exec startxfce4" >> ~/.xinitrc
  • If desktop has an autostart mechanism, set it up to autostart Pipewire
    • For GNOME Wayland:
      • ln -s /usr/share/applications/pipewire.desktop /etc/xdg/autostart/
      • ln -s /usr/share/applications/pipewire-pulse.desktop /etc/xdg/autostart/
    • For X11 based:
      • Add the following lines before starting the desktop environment
        • exec pipewire&
        • exec pipewire-pulse&
• If using GNOME, add some cool extensions
  • Fly-Pie - For Pie Menu, by Schneegans
  • Desktop Cube - For cube desktop layout switcher, by Schneegans
  • Burn my Windows - For burning window effect, by Schneegans
  • Compiz Windows Effect - For wobble effect, by Schneegans
  • Aylur's Widgets - For a set of GJS based widgets, by Aylur (who also made AGS, or Aylur's GTK Shell)
  • Dash to Dock - For a dock like macOS or Ubuntu
  • AppIndicator and KStatusNotifierItem Support - for apps like steam
  • GSConnect - For sync with Phone
  • Vitals - For panel status (RAM, CPU, network, etc.)
  • Extensions - an extension toggle manager
  • Blur My Shell
  • Pop Shell / Forge / Tiling Assistant / Material Shell (For tiling window management)
• Other apps you need (preinstalled in Void when installing gnome and gnome-apps)
  • GNOME Tweaks
  • GNOME Extension Manager
• Install Flapak
  • sudo xbps-install flatpak
• Install a software center
  • For GNOME Software: sudo xbps-install gnome-software
• Flatpak Apps
  • Gradience - Theme Changer
  • Flatseal - Permission Management
  • Lutris
  • Steam
  • LibreOffice
  • ONLYOFFICE
  • Discord
  • Element (Flatpak didn't work for me (bug))

• Optional: Install Timeshift for snapshots

• Window Manager + Screenlets + Conky + Rofi