I’ll admit I have used Artix, Peppermint OS (Devuan), and Void Linux because I thought the idea of a SystemDless distro sounded cool. It wasn’t because I had a problem with SystemD. It’s more so that I love that numerous options exist for different system components. For me it’s sad to see that certain features or applications require SystemD be present. I like SystemD, just to be clear. I also like the freedom to choose. Maybe, i’m missing something. What do y’all think? What do you use and why? If you use OpenRC or something, why? I’m guessing most people use SystemD and don’t give it any thought which is fair.

  • moonpiedumplings@programming.devEnglish
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    5 days ago

    if they do have an init system at all, it’s usually not systemd but something much simpler, because the environment/task doesn’t need it and there’s a memory and storage benefit to not shipping the extra bulk

    Systemd often just straight up doesn’t work in containers due to containers having security restrictions that prevent processes in them from accessing certain parts of the Linux kernel. Systemd tries very hard to be a container manager (nspawn, portable services, cgroups controls, and so on), whereas other init systems don’t do this, making them work inside containers