What d77void is
d77void is Void Linux with a window manager or desktop already set up:
packages chosen, configuration files written, wallpapers, a login screen and
a few helper tools. Underneath it is a regular Void installation: xbps,
runit, and the Void repositories, plus d77void’s own repository for a few
extra packages.
Variants
Each variant is a separate ISO built around one window manager or desktop:
| Kind | Variants | Login screen |
|---|---|---|
| Wayland compositors | hyprland, labwc, mango, niri, river, scroll, somewm, spitfire, sway, wasp, wayfire | greetd |
| Wayland with a ready-made shell | fabric, helium, hypr-dms, hypr-noctalia, mango-dms, mango-noctalia, niri-dms, niri-noctalia, qsd77 | greetd |
| X11 window managers | awesome, bspwm, dwm, fluxbox, herbstluftwm, i3wm, jwm, leftwm, openbox, pwm, qtile, wmd77 | SDDM |
| Desktops | cosmic, gnome, lxqt, plasma, xfce | depends on the desktop (SDDM on Plasma) |
| Minimal | base | text console |
These pages currently cover wasp, Plasma, Sway, niri, Hyprland, labwc, mango, river, spitfire and Wayfire; more variants will follow.
d77void can be built for glibc (x86_64) and musl (x86_64-musl).
glibc builds come with Brave (LibreWolf on Plasma); musl builds with Firefox.
What every variant has
- The d77void identity:
/etc/os-releasesaysd77void GNU/Linux, withID_LIKE=void. - d77-welcome, a small graphical helper shown after installation, for common tasks: setting the root password, updating, installing an office suite, a browser, Flatpak, Steam, Bluetooth and more. See Updating and installing software.
- A ready configuration in your home, copied from the image when your user is created. See Where things are configured.
- d77run, a quick run dialog, bound to a key in most variants.
- runit services, as on any Void system.
How it differs from installing Void yourself
| Plain Void | d77void | |
|---|---|---|
| Base system | the same | the same |
| Desktop | you install and configure it | installed and configured |
| Installer | void-installer (text) | Calamares (graphical), or d77void-installer (text) on the ISOs without Calamares |
| Extra repository | none | d77void’s, for packages Void does not carry |
Everything else, such as xbps-install, runit services and the Void
Handbook, works as on plain Void.