The return of EasyVoid

A few months ago, was playing with EasyOS built from Void Linux binary packages. Expressed reservations about the rolling-release model, but the show-stopper was that NetworkManager (NM) refused to recognise the wifi interface. Here are related blog posts:

• Return to NetworkManager — October 11, 2023
• The return of Simple Network Setup — September 20, 2023
• Doubts about Linux rolling releases — September 20, 2023
• First experiment creating a Void rootfs — September 17, 2023
• More fixes convert Void pkg db to Puppy db format — September 07, 2023
• woofQ support to build with Void .xbps packages — September 02, 2023
• Mime handling for Void Linux .xbps packages — August 31, 2023

There was too much trouble with Simple Network Setup, and the wifi failure of NetworkManager meant that had to shelve EasyVoid. However, I received an email -- sorry, can't think right now who sent it -- advising that the problem with NM might be because Void uses Runit and NM might not be accessing dbus. Or something like that.

Today I conducted an experiment. Replaced the dbus, dbus-glib and networkmanager packages with those from Kirkstone, and voila, NM wifi works!

Interesting also, Firefox is playing nicely, doesn't flicker. That is FF 117.0.1; need to test latest.

This is good. Next up, will study how Runit can be made to play nicely with busybox init, and with EasyOS's pup_event extensions.

Busybox has Runit applets, that I looked at back in 2018:

• Experimenting with Busybox Runit — February 14, 2018
• Busybox 1.25.1 Runit applets — February 13, 2018

I have compiled busybox 1.36.1, with the Runit applets enabled, and created a PET. This will be used in future builds of EasyOS, including EasyVoid.   

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