I installed void linux on a ThinkPad T420 laptop today using this guide by "Jake@Linux":
https://jpedmedia.com/tutorials/installations/void_install/index.html
Had to go through it twice, due to my ThinkPad BIOS being set to boot to "legacy first" instead of "UEFI only", so the first time I booted the Void USB it booted in Legacy mode and I was not aware of it.
Learned quite a bit and was successful in the end.
Super minimal. I did install the cwm Window Manager and created the .Xauthority and .xinitrc files with enough to get x11 to start with startx and get into the graphical environment.
I haven't imported my cwm config or other files yet. Another day.
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https://jpedmedia.com/tutorials/installations/void_install/index.html
Had to go through it twice, due to my ThinkPad BIOS being set to boot to "legacy first" instead of "UEFI only", so the first time I booted the Void USB it booted in Legacy mode and I was not aware of it.
Learned quite a bit and was successful in the end.
Super minimal. I did install the cwm Window Manager and created the .Xauthority and .xinitrc files with enough to get x11 to start with startx and get into the graphical environment.
I haven't imported my cwm config or other files yet. Another day.
#voidlinux #linux #thinkpad
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I think I may give this guide a try when I have time. I was annoyed that you had to manually partition disks during install unlike 98% of other distros but I liked a lot of things about Void otherwise.
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matthew - retroedge.tech
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It took quite a long time for me to successfully complete this installation guide. I'm glad I did it, but definitely not a convenient way to install Linux to a computer.
