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Can't get enough of Void.
I install it using this method on my laptop but I go for glibc over musl. Post install I setup sway, PipeWire and what not and have a good time.
Package manager rocks, I don't think I miss anything from the repos.
Awesome community around the distro. The fact that they have official documentation is great.
I don't do anything productive on my machine. Procrastination all the way <3
What is differences between musl and glibc? Do i miss something if i go musl over glibc?
GlibC is more 'boated' but will give you more support for applications than musl. For example, you can't run appimages with GlibC. There isn't much of a difference though. I personally use musl with no problems.
Oh thanks for info, ill go for glibc for desktop then.