void-src.sh

A script for installing packages through xbps-src on Void Linux

Thanks to Jake@Linux for his amazing video on the subject.

Setup

First, you need to clone the void-packages repository from the official void-linux github:

git clone https://github.com/void-linux/void-packages ~/void-packages

In that directory, in case you need propietary packages, you need to execute this command:

https://github.com/void-linux/void-packages

Usage

To install a package run: ./void-src.sh <package-name>

Aliases

I'd recommend using an alias to make it more convenient to use.

echo alias xbps-src=/path/to/void-src.sh >> ~/.bashrc or ~/.zshrc in case you're using zsh instead of bash.

Changing mirrors

Somtimes the default mirror may be a little slow depending on where you are in the world. For that, Void provides a list of alternative mirrors; They can be found in the official documentation of Void Linux at https://docs.voidlinux.org/xbps/repositories/mirrors/index.html.

The configuration files for mirrors and repos are located in void-packages/etc/xbps.d/. You can edit the repositories using sed similar to changing them for xbps found in the documentation.