to verify the integrity of the downloaded images. Void is rolling-release, so you install it once and it keeps itself up to date without you having to You will also need a copy of image contents. Before installing musl Void, please read the "musl" section of this If using swap space, add an entry for any swap partitions: Use I updated this post on June 18th, 2014, making the instructions a little clearer. are encouraged to try one of the more full-featured xfce images, but more We write a series of scripts to install a Void Linux session from another Linux distribution. Install signify-osx with homebrew in macOS. section. sha256sum(1), and compare it to the This guide can be used to create a "typical" setup, using a single partition on Install the package listed here for your distribution. sha256sum(1), and compare it to the The issue seems to be with installing grub. For a UEFI booting system, make sure to create an EFI System Partition (ESP). and sha256sum.txt files. the base system, without any additional packages included on the live image. If you are not currently using Void Linux, it will also be necessary to obtain operating system to install the base system. System" (code EF00), then create a second partition of type "Linux Filesystem" one image per architecture. Once you've obtained the key, you can verify your image with the sha256sum.sig The output should include something like this: See the man page for efibootmgr for more information on the capabilities and use of this program. you download. Each step may be modified to create less typical Simply follow the instructions given here. the appropriate signing key from our Git repository Void Linux Repositories. Once finished, select Back to return to the main installer menu. The US mirror, repo-us.voidlinux.org, is currently having hardware issues and is no longer syncing with the other mirrors for the time being. by the outils or minisign packages, respectively. add the option --removable to the grub-install command. to install GRUB onto your boot disk. In that case, or if installing onto a removable disk (such as USB), https://repo-default.voidlinux.org/live/current/. data on-disk and can be installed without network connectivity. wish to mount it elsewhere. may wish to install your preferred text editor at this time. sha256sum.txt file. Manual installation. system-installation; void-linux; Share. date. See Filesystems. date. installer program, and package files to install a new Void system. This builds the software in containers through the use of Linux namespaces, providing isolation of processes and bind mounts (among others). if you wish to install Void using a different Linux distribution. installation by installing the base-system metapackage: Download a ROOTFS You may Void provides live installer images containing a base set of utilities, an computer: After booting into your Void installation for the first time, perform a system For specific guides, see the "Advanced Installation" section.Base system requirements Please alert the Void Linux team of where you got the image and how you This creates a problem in the installer where it may fail at grub-install, as the /boot/efi directory isn't created on the /boot/ partition. the sha256sum.txt file. following fstab: The information from blkid results in the following /etc/fstab: Note: The output of /proc/mounts will have a single space between each field. It is assumed that you have a familiarity with Linux, but not necessarily with installing a Linux system via a chroot. from other mirrors. data on-disk and can be installed without network connectivity. Void can be installed on very minimalist hardware, though we recommend the The only difference from the base For example, if /dev/sda2 is to be mounted as / and dev/sda1 is the EFI Handbook, so that you are aware of software incompatibilities. ensure all installed packages are configured properly: This will make dracut(8) generate an They can also be downloaded linked XBPS. Once you boot into your new Void installation, continue to Post-installation for further configuration tips. grub-arm64-efi, depending on your architecture, then run grub-install, xz(1) installed. 32-bit or 64-bit) must match that of the firmware. More information can be found in the Handbook. Downloading Void Linux and Preparing the Installer. formatted as FAT32 using mkfs.vfat(8). to verify the integrity of the downloaded images. You can choose to run the live image from the media, or, if you have the resources available, you can load the contents of the image into RAM. sha256sum(1) with the sha256sum.txt To the author's knowledge, Grub is the only EFI loader that, at the time of this writing, can open LUKS/LVM containers itself, so the use of other loaders would require the kernel and initrd to be on an unencrypted filesystem. This guide details the process of manually installing Void via a chroot on an x86, x86_64 or aarch64 architecture. This means Void Linux is constantly updated but is also bare-bones when installed. file, used to verify the authenticity of the checksums. Select your primary network interface. the remainder of this guide is common to both the XBPS and ROOTFS installation Before installing musl Void, please read the "musl" section of this This can be done with the image, or any Linux installation running a statically Before installing musl Void, please read the "musl" section of this Handbook, so that you are aware of software incompatibilities. Enter and confirm the password used for the root account on your new Void installation. This will affect how you plan partitions. Available options You'll need to mount your EFI partition, and we'll assume it's on /mnt/. You can verify the integrity of a downloaded file using However, the loader can switch the CPU mode, so it is possible to boot a 64-bit kernel from a 32-bit EFI loader (given support in the loader), provided the CPU is actually x86_64 architecture. appropriate URL for therefore, recommended that you download both files. Arrow right from the main menu to select settings and use to review. using In one previous attempt, it instead ended with "Could not prepare Boot variable: Function not implemented". The most recent live images and rootfs tarballs can be downloaded from