# Void Linux 20250202: new stable image with expanded ARM64 support

- **Published on:** 2025-02-02
- **Category:** Releases
- **Original page:** https://linuxgratis.com/en/articles/void-linux-20250202

Void Linux ships its 20250202 image set with Linux kernel 6.12, Xfce 4.20 and ARM64 UEFI support for Apple Silicon, ThinkPad X13s and Pinebook Pro.

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The Void Linux project released its new stable image set on **February 2, 2025**, tagged **20250202** and nicknamed the "Arm64 Extravaganza". Void is a rolling-release distribution, so it skips traditional version numbers: each release is named with a date in YYYYMMDD format, and this is the most recent stable image you can grab for a fresh install.

## Highlights

- **Linux kernel 6.12** in the live ISOs (and 6.6.69 in the Raspberry Pi images), with better support for modern hardware.
- **Xfce 4.20** in the Xfce-flavored ISOs, the latest major update of the desktop environment.
- **Expanded ARM64 UEFI support**: the generic aarch64 and aarch64-musl ISOs now boot on machines like Apple Silicon Macs, the Lenovo ThinkPad X13s and the Pinebook Pro.
- **Nvidia fix**: systems with Nvidia graphics cards no longer fail to boot without `nomodeset`, and a bootloader menu entry was added to disable graphics.
- **New `xgenfstab` tool** in `xtools` to generate the `fstab` file with less hassle during installation.
- **`void-installer` improvements**: it now shows a post-installation menu to enable services on the freshly installed system.

The Raspberry Pi images also bring automatic root-partition expansion via `growpart` and support for the new Raspberry Pi 500 and CM5. Firmware from `linux-firmware` now ships compressed with zstd, which trims the installation size.

## What is Void Linux

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  <figcaption>Void Linux is an independent distribution with the runit init system and the XBPS package manager. · Imagen: Juan RP (xtraeme) / Public domain · <a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AVoid%20Linux%20logo.svg" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Wikimedia Commons</a></figcaption>
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Void Linux is an independent distribution, built from scratch and not derived from any other. What sets it apart is its **runit** init system instead of systemd and its own package manager, **XBPS**. You can run it with either the **glibc** C library or the lightweight **musl** alternative, and it supports x86_64, i686, aarch64, armv7l and armv6l. It's a great pick if you want a lightweight, minimalist system with full control over its components, well suited to advanced users, modest machines and ARM devices.

Find all the details on its page at [/en/void-linux].

## Source

[Void Linux — February 2025 Image Release: Arm64 Extravaganza](https://voidlinux.org/news/2025/02/new-images.html)