update & upgrade

sudo xbps-install -Syu

Changing mirrors

repositories URLs

sudo nano /usr/share/xbps.d/00-repository-main.conf

# change the repository URL

to update all xbps-src packages

# make sure to do xbps-install -Syu before this command.
# more info in this [reddit post](<https://www.reddit.com/r/voidlinux/comments/xhb095/help_i_did_xbpssrc_updatesys_before_normal/>)

cd ~/void-packages
git pull
./xbps-src update-sys

git, base-devel, rtv, and xtools packages

important after void installation

# update databases
sudo xbps-install git base-devel xtools rtv wget
# (chose all packages)

Enable sound

# install alsamixer
sudo xbps-install alsa-tools alsa-utils sox pulseaudio pulseaudio-utils pulsemixer alsa-plugins-pulseaudio

# link alsamixer and pulseaudio daemon
sudo ln -s /etc/sv/alsa /var/service

# use alsamixer
alsamixer

# reboot your system
sudo reboot

How to install and update packages using xbps-src

git clone <https://github.com/void-linux/void-packages>
cd void-packages/

# looking for package by name
ls srcpkgs/ | grep <package name>

./xbps-src binary-bootstrap
./xbps-src pkg <package name>
sudo xbps-install --repository=./hostdir/binpkgs/nonfree <package name>