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---
title: Default Repositories at new Address
layout: post
---

All Void managed mirrors now listen on new primary addresses. The
default mirrors have been updated in the xbps package and will take
effect on your next system update. If you were manually setting
mirrors, please take a few moments to update the hostname you have
configured.

Now is also a great time to determine if you're using the nearest
mirror. An up-to-date list of mirrors and locations can be found any
time at
[http://auto.voidlinux.org/?mirrorstats](http://auto.voidlinux.org/?mirrorstats).

Please report issues at
[https://github.com/void-linux/xbps/issues](https://github.com/void-linux/xbps/issues).
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Expand Up @@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ installation (packages are downloaded from official repository).

All **live images** and **rootfs tarballs** are available at:

* [http://repo.voidlinux.eu/live/current](http://repo.voidlinux.eu/live/current)
* [http://alpha.de.repo.voidlinux.org/live/current](http://alpha.de.repo.voidlinux.org/live/current)

The x86\_64 images have these requirements:

Expand All @@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ These images need at least 256 or 512 MB of RAM in order to work correctly.

## Download ready to boot images for ARM

Install Void by using a *prepared image* or a *rootfs tarbal* that can be written/unpacked onto the SD card.
Install Void by using a *prepared image* or a *rootfs tarball* that can be written/unpacked onto the SD card.
This method allows you to have a system ready to boot / use, once it's written / unpacked onto the target device.

The images are prepared for 2GB SD cards, alternatively use the **rootfs tarball** if you want
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -72,16 +72,18 @@ Connect to it in virtual terminal or via ssh and log in as *root*, password **vo

## Verifying file integrity and its digital signature

The [sha256sums.txt](http://repo.voidlinux.eu/live/current/sha256sums.txt) file contains the `SHA256` hashes to verify the integrity
of the downloaded files; this file is digitally signed with a gpg key.
The
[sha256sums.txt](http://alpha.de.repo.voidlinux.org/live/current/sha256sums.txt)
file contains the `SHA256` hashes to verify the integrity of the
downloaded files; this file is digitally signed with a gpg key.

Images prior to 2017-10-07 were signed with Juan RP's key:

- Signer: `Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>`
- KeyID: `482F9368`
- Fingerprint: `F469 EAEF 52F5 9627 75B8 20CD AF19 F6CB 482F 9368`

His public key is available at [http://repo.voidlinux.eu/live/xtraeme.asc](http://repo.voidlinux.eu/live/xtraeme.asc)
His public key is available at [http://alpha.de.repo.voidlinux.org/live/xtraeme.asc](http://alpha.de.repo.voidlinux.org/live/xtraeme.asc)
or in any known `PGP key server`. Follow these steps to verify the integrity and its digital signature:

Images after 2017-10-07 are signed with a dedicated Void Images key.
Expand All @@ -92,13 +94,13 @@ Images after 2017-10-07 are signed with a dedicated Void Images key.

This key is available
at
[http://repo.voidlinux.eu/live/current/void_images.asc](http://repo.voidlinux.eu/live/current/void_images.asc) or
[http://alpha.de.repo.voidlinux.org/live/current/void_images.asc](http://alpha.de.repo.voidlinux.org/live/current/void_images.asc) or
in most known `PGP key servers`. Follow these steps to verify the
integrity and signature.

~~~
$ gpg --recv-keys <KEY_ID>
$ wget http://repo.voidlinux.eu/live/current/sha256sums.txt{,.sig}
$ wget http://alpha.de.repo.voidlinux.org/live/current/sha256sums.txt{,.sig}
$ LANG=C gpg --verify sha256sums.txt.sig
gpg: Signature made Sun Feb 8 12:33:05 2015 CET using RSA key ID 482F9368
gpg: Good signature from "Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>" [unknown]
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -144,17 +146,17 @@ sub-repositories (nonfree/multilib).

To change your mirrors to use a different set, you must create files
in `/etc/xbps.d` with the same names as those in `/usr/share/xbps.d`.
Once you have created such files, replace `http://repo.voidlinux.eu/`
with one of the servers below. If you wish to change this for all
four repos on a 64-bit host you will need to edit 4 files. Only the
files containing 'repository' in the filename need to be duplicated to
`/etc/xbps.d/`.
Once you have created such files, replace
`http://alpha.de.repo.voidlinux.org` with one of the servers below.
If you wish to change this for all four repos on a 64-bit host you
will need to edit 4 files. Only the files containing 'repository' in
the filename need to be duplicated to `/etc/xbps.d/`.

### Tier 1 Mirrors

* http://vm1.a-lej-de.m.voidlinux.org (EU: Germany)
* http://alpha.de.repo.voidlinux.org (EU: Germany)
* http://repo2.voidlinux.eu (EU: Germany)
* http://vm1.a-mci-us.m.voidlinux.org (USA: Kansas City)
* http://alpha.us.repo.voidlinux.org (USA: Kansas City)
* http://mirror.clarkson.edu/voidlinux/ (USA: New York)
* http://mirrors.servercentral.com/voidlinux/ (USA: Chicago)

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Expand Up @@ -26,10 +26,10 @@ You can either install Void Linux from one of the live images using one of both

### Static XBPS binaries

Static xbps images can be downloaded from [https://repo.voidlinux.eu/static/](https://repo.voidlinux.eu/static/).
Static xbps images can be downloaded from [https://alpha.de.repo.voidlinux.org/static/](https://alpha.de.repo.voidlinux.org/static/).

```
$ wget https://repo.voidlinux.eu/static/xbps-static-latest.$(uname -m)-musl.tar.xz
$ wget https://alpha.de.repo.voidlinux.org/static/xbps-static-latest.$(uname -m)-musl.tar.xz
```

After [verifying the integrity](#verifying-integrity) you can extract and use the binaries.
Expand All @@ -45,10 +45,10 @@ The image release directories contain a `sha256sums.txt` and a
`sha256sums.txt.asc` file to verify the integrity of the downloaded images.

```
$ wget http://repo.voidlinux.eu/live/current/sha256sums.txt{,.asc}
$ wget http://alpha.de.repo.voidlinux.org/live/current/sha256sums.txt{,.asc}
```

You can now verify the integrity of downloaded file using [sha256sum(1)](https://man.voidlinux.eu/sha256sum.1).
You can now verify the integrity of downloaded file using [sha256sum(1)](https://man.voidlinux.org/sha256sum.1).

```
$ sha256sum -c --ignore-missing sha256sums.txt
Expand All @@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ The file is signed with Juan RP’s GPG key:
* KeyID: `482F9368`
* Fingerprint: `F469 EAEF 52F5 9627 75B8 20CD AF19 F6CB 482F 9368`

You can use [gpg(1)](https://man.voidlinux.eu/gpg.1) to receive the key from a keyserver using the following command or download it from [https://repo.voidlinux.eu/live/xtraeme.asc](https://repo.voidlinux.eu/live/xtraeme.asc).
You can use [gpg(1)](https://man.voidlinux.org/gpg.1) to receive the key from a keyserver using the following command or download it from [https://alpha.de.repo.voidlinux.org/live/xtraeme.asc](https://alpha.de.repo.voidlinux.org/live/xtraeme.asc).

```
$ gpg --recv-keys 482F9368
Expand All @@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ gpg: Total number processed: 1
gpg: imported: 1
```

You can now verify the signature of the `sha256sums.txt` file with [gpg(1)](https://man.voidlinux.eu/gpg.1).
You can now verify the signature of the `sha256sums.txt` file with [gpg(1)](https://man.voidlinux.org/gpg.1).

```
$ gpg --verify sha256sums.txt.asc
Expand All @@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ Primary key fingerprint: F469 EAEF 52F5 9627 75B8 20CD AF19 F6CB 482F 9368

## Using the Installer

The installer has to be executed as `root` user, if you logged in as `anon` you can use [sudo(8)](https://man.voidlinux.eu/sudo.8) to run the installer as `root`.
The installer has to be executed as `root` user, if you logged in as `anon` you can use [sudo(8)](https://man.voidlinux.org/sudo.8) to run the installer as `root`.

## Manual installation

Expand All @@ -117,13 +117,13 @@ To disable them again you just remove the link.
# rm /var/service/<service name>
```

Activated services can be controlled with the [sv(8)](https://man.voidlinux.eu/sv.8) command, following commands are available and can be used like `sv <command> <services...>`.
Activated services can be controlled with the [sv(8)](https://man.voidlinux.org/sv.8) command, following commands are available and can be used like `sv <command> <services...>`.

* `up` to start, `down` to stop and `once` to start services once.
* `pause`, `cont`, `hup`, `alarm`, `interrupt`, `quit`, `1`, `2`, `term` and `kill` to send the corresponding signal.
* `start`, `stop`, `reload` and `restart` for LSB init compatibility.

See the [sv(8)](https://man.voidlinux.eu/sv.8) manual page for further informations.
See the [sv(8)](https://man.voidlinux.org/sv.8) manual page for further informations.

The `status` command can be used to retrieve the current status of one or more services.
It accepts either service names or service directories, which makes it possible to use shell wildcards to retrieve the status for all activated services.
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ As alternative to the standard cron implementations you can use something like [

The default installation comes with no syslog daemon, there are different implementations available.

`socklog` is the implementation from the [runit(8)](https://man.voidlinux.eu/runit.8) author and Void Linux provides a package with some basic configuration for it, this makes it a good choice if you don't know which one to choose.
`socklog` is the implementation from the [runit(8)](https://man.voidlinux.org/runit.8) author and Void Linux provides a package with some basic configuration for it, this makes it a good choice if you don't know which one to choose.

```
# xbps-install -S socklog-void
Expand All @@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ Other syslog implementations like `rsyslog` and `metalog` are available in the p

#### Disabling default ttys

Void Linux enables [agetty(8)](https://man.voidlinux.eu/agetty.8) services for the ttys 1 to 6 by default.
Void Linux enables [agetty(8)](https://man.voidlinux.org/agetty.8) services for the ttys 1 to 6 by default.

To disable agetty services remove the service symlink and create a `down` file in the agetty service directory to avoid that updates of the `runit-void` package re-enable the service.

Expand All @@ -237,15 +237,15 @@ To disable agetty services remove the service symlink and create a `down` file i

## Changing the default shell

The default shell for users can be changed with the [chsh(1)](https://man.voidlinux.eu/chsh.1) tool.
The default shell for users can be changed with the [chsh(1)](https://man.voidlinux.org/chsh.1) tool.

```
$ chsh -s /bin/bash <user name>
```

Make sure to use the same path to the shell as its in `/etc/shells` or listed by the [chsh(1)](https://man.voidlinux.eu/chsh.1) list command.
Make sure to use the same path to the shell as its in `/etc/shells` or listed by the [chsh(1)](https://man.voidlinux.org/chsh.1) list command.

A list of available installed shells can be retrieved with the [chsh(1)](https://man.voidlinux.eu/chsh.1) list command.
A list of available installed shells can be retrieved with the [chsh(1)](https://man.voidlinux.org/chsh.1) list command.

```
$ chsh -l
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Void packages come with manual pages and the default installation includes the [mandoc](http://mandoc.bsd.lv/) manpage toolset.

The [man(1)](https://man.voidlinux.eu/man.1) command can be used to show manual pages.
The [man(1)](https://man.voidlinux.org/man.1) command can be used to show manual pages.

```
$ man 1 chroot
```

The [mandoc](http://mandoc.bsd.lv/) toolset contains [apropos(1)](https://man.voidlinux.eu/apropos.1) to search for manual pages, [apropos(1)](https://man.voidlinux.eu/apropos.1) uses a database that can be updated and generated with the [makewhatis(1)](https://man.voidlinux.eu/makewhatis.1) command.
The [mandoc](http://mandoc.bsd.lv/) toolset contains [apropos(1)](https://man.voidlinux.org/apropos.1) to search for manual pages, [apropos(1)](https://man.voidlinux.org/apropos.1) uses a database that can be updated and generated with the [makewhatis(1)](https://man.voidlinux.org/makewhatis.1) command.

```
# makewhatis -a
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To search a file in packages you can use one of two methods

The first method is to use [xbps-query(1)](https://man.voidlinux.eu/xbps-query.1) which is okay to use if you want to just look for local files, you can use it to search for remote files with the `-R` flag but its very slow compared to the second method using `xlocate`.
The first method is to use [xbps-query(1)](https://man.voidlinux.org/xbps-query.1) which is okay to use if you want to just look for local files, you can use it to search for remote files with the `-R` flag but its very slow compared to the second method using `xlocate`.

```
$ xbps-query -o /usr/bin/xlocate
xtools-0.46_1: /usr/bin/xlocate (regular file)
```

The `xtools` package contains the `xlocate` utility that works like [locate(1)](https://man.voidlinux.eu/locate.1) but for all files in the void package repository.
The `xtools` package contains the `xlocate` utility that works like [locate(1)](https://man.voidlinux.org/locate.1) but for all files in the void package repository.

```
# xbps-install -Su xtools
$ xlocate -S
From https://repo.voidlinux.eu/xlocate/xlocate
From https://alpha.de.repo.voidlinux.org/xlocate/xlocate
+ 16d97bfe86...2ad1a4a8d1 master -> master (forced update)
$ xlocate fizz
nim-0.17.0_1 /usr/lib/nim/examples/fizzbuzz.nim
Expand All @@ -464,7 +464,7 @@ supertux2-data-0.5.1_1 /usr/share/supertux2/sounds/fizz.wav

## Building Packages

The first step is to building xbps packages from source is to clone the `void-packages` [git(1)](https://man.voidlinux.eu/git.1) repository.
The first step is to building xbps packages from source is to clone the `void-packages` [git(1)](https://man.voidlinux.org/git.1) repository.

```
$ git clone https://github.com/void-linux/void-packages.git
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| Repository | Location |
|:--------|:-------:|
| [https://repo.voidlinux.eu/current/](https://repo.voidlinux.eu/current/) | DE |
| [http://repo2.voidlinux.eu/current/](http://repo2.voidlinux.eu/current/) | DE |
| [http://repo3.voidlinux.eu/current/](http://repo3.voidlinux.eu/current/) | US |
| [http://repo4.voidlinux.eu/current/](http://repo4.voidlinux.eu/current/) | FR |
| [https://alpha.de.repo.voidlinux.org/current/](https://alpha.de.repo.voidlinux.org/current/) | DE |
| [http://beta.de.repo.voidlinux.org/current/](http://beta.de.repo.voidlinux.org/current/) | DE |
| [http://alpha.us.repo.voidlinux.org/current/](http://alpha.us.repo.voidlinux.org/current/) | US |
| [http://mirror.clarkson.edu/voidlinux/current/](http://mirror.clarkson.edu/voidlinux/current/) | US |
| [http://www.gtlib.gatech.edu/pub/VoidLinux/current/](http://www.gtlib.gatech.edu/pub/VoidLinux/current/) | US |
| [https://lug.utdallas.edu/mirror/void/current/](https://lug.utdallas.edu/mirror/void/current/) | US |
| [http://mirror.aarnet.edu.au/pub/voidlinux/current/](http://mirror.aarnet.edu.au/pub/voidlinux/current/) | AU |

## Changing mirrors
Expand All @@ -558,26 +556,26 @@ Copy all repository configuration files from `/usr/share/xbps.d` to `/etc/xbps.d
```
# mkdir -p /etc/xbps.d
# cp /usr/share/xbps.d/*-repository-*.conf /etc/xbps.d/
# sed -i 's|https://repo.voidlinux.eu/current|<repository>|g' /etc/xbps.d/*-repository-*.conf
# sed -i 's|https://alpha.de.repo.voidlinux.org/current|<repository>|g' /etc/xbps.d/*-repository-*.conf
```

You can use `xbps-query` to verify that all repositories are changed to the mirror you prefer.

```
$ xbps-query -L
8175 https://repo.voidlinux.eu/current (RSA signed)
23 https://repo.voidlinux.eu/current/multilib/nonfree (RSA signed)
3360 https://repo.voidlinux.eu/current/multilib (RSA signed)
44 https://repo.voidlinux.eu/current/nonfree (RSA signed)
4357 https://repo.voidlinux.eu/current/debug (RSA signed)
8175 https://alpha.de.repo.voidlinux.org/current (RSA signed)
23 https://alpha.de.repo.voidlinux.org/current/multilib/nonfree (RSA signed)
3360 https://alpha.de.repo.voidlinux.org/current/multilib (RSA signed)
44 https://alpha.de.repo.voidlinux.org/current/nonfree (RSA signed)
4357 https://alpha.de.repo.voidlinux.org/current/debug (RSA signed)
```

# Disk Setup

# Networking

The Network configuration in Void Linux can be done with different methods, the
default installation comes with [dhcpcd(8)](https://man.voidlinux.eu/dhcpcd.1).
default installation comes with [dhcpcd(8)](https://man.voidlinux.org/dhcpcd.1).

## Interface names

Expand All @@ -586,9 +584,9 @@ This behaviour can be reverted by adding `net.ifnames=0` to the [kernel cmdline]

## Static Setup

A static network in Void Linux can be configured with [ip(8)](https://man.voidlinux.eu/ip.8).
A static network in Void Linux can be configured with [ip(8)](https://man.voidlinux.org/ip.8).

A simple way to configure the static network at boot is to add the necessary [ip(8)](https://man.voidlinux.eu/ip.8) commands to the `/etc/rc.local` file.
A simple way to configure the static network at boot is to add the necessary [ip(8)](https://man.voidlinux.org/ip.8) commands to the `/etc/rc.local` file.

```
# Static IP configuration via iproute
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