Void Package Manager -- How to Use

[mikeslr]

Although my experiences with VoidPup and Void-based KLVs have been good OOTB, I've been reluctant to depend on those OSes as they employ Void's native package manager with which I am unfamiliar. XBPS is invoked via a terminal rather than a GUI. While I guessed it might be similar to Apt, that was a guess and without actually knowing the appropriate ones entering commands in a terminal 'willy-nilly' can run the gamut from useless to disastrous.

First thing this morning I decided to unravel the mysteries of XBPS and discovered https://linuxiac.com/void-linux-xbps-package-manager/, I won't try to summarize or duplicate it as It's also pre-first cup of coffee.

[geo_c]

Although my experiences with VoidPup and Void-based KLVs have been good OOTB, I've been reluctant to depend on those OSes as they employ Void's native package manager with which I am unfamiliar. XBPS is invoked via a terminal rather than a GUI. While I guessed it might be similar to Apt, that was a guess and without actually knowing the appropriate ones entering commands in a terminal 'willy-nilly' can run the gamut from useless to disastrous.

First thing this morning I decided to unravel the mysteries of XBPS and discovered https://linuxiac.com/void-linux-xbps-package-manager/, I won't try to summarize or duplicate it as It's also pre-first cup of coffee.

Many of the KLV's, well actually all of mine, Airedale, Spectr, KDE-Plasma, Hyprland, Bspwm, Boxer, and Awesome, have OctoXbps installed, which is a gui front end that works seamlessly. I like to use Xbps from the command line also, but when I want to search for packages I find it easier to use OctoXbps.

[Jasper]

OctoXbps does not work directly in VoidPup64.

As you have stated it works in KLV builds.

[rockedge]

@Jasper you need to start OctoXBPS with something like:

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run-as-spot octoxbps
sudo -u spot octoxbps

The point is OctoXBPS won't start as root user. So start it as spot.

Modifying the octobox.desktop exec statement That's how it is done in KLV's

[N97]

I'm trying to follow instructions that apparently don't work in VoidPup. I need a from start-to-finish example in terminal. typing in xbps-query -Ls vlc does nothing just a #
There MUST be precursory steps...
I notice that NO video libs like Qt5 are here, how does one play music or watch a vid? Full instructions or a pet needed

[Jasper]

Go to Specsavers ᒡ◯ᵔ◯ᒢ

[Jasper]

@rockedge

Created password for spot
Changed user to spot

You can start up the GUI and when presented with the password issue it fails to register.

From memory dimkr may have indicated/suggested an error with PAM (.......... have not searched for the post in question ....... relying on my 'poor' memory)

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