Void Linux Basics
Updates
Update all packages with
sudo xbps-install -Su
See xbps for more.
Remove old packages
Void keeps every version of everything you install, so you can roll back to them. Remove old packages with:
sudo xbps-remove -O
vkpurge
Old Void kernels are left on the boot partition. List them with:
vkpurge list
Remove one with:
vkpurge 2.8.2_4
Remove all but the latest with:
vkpurge rm all
Brightness
Look in /sys/class/backlight/*/brightness
.
You can change this number to change the screen brightness.
For an easy utility, install brightnessctl
.
brightnessctl s 10%-
brightnessctl s 10%+