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by i336_ 3332 days ago
Hmm. Alright then, I'll keep it in mind.

One question: can I remove systemd? :)
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nagvx 3332 days ago
It may be worth mentioning, if you want to avoid systemd, that Guix has a Scheme-based init system called Shepherd:

https://www.gnu.org/software/shepherd/

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i336_ 3332 days ago
Oh TIL, thanks. Nice name :)
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thomastjeffery 3331 days ago
AFAIK, NixOS relies heavily on systemd.

Any particular reason you don't want it?

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i336_ 3331 days ago
I guess not. I'm just still running Slackware, so I haven't needed to grapple with it just yet - and I'm holding out hoping to find that one other distribution that also doesn't use systemd so I can use that instead. :P

I've heard good things about Void Linux, I'll likely have a look at that at some point.

On the flip side of the coin, I've kind of accepted that everyone who uses Linux has to put up with systemd now, so I'll accept my fate eventually. It's just that I value constructive and positive communication, I don't like the systemd team's blatant arrogance, and I consider it a corporate abuse of power that nothing has been done to curb or deal with it. (I hope I never have to deal with Red Hat in a business setting. Feathers, sparks, fur... everything would fly, and it wouldn't be pretty.)

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thomastjeffery 3330 days ago
As far as I can tell, the general hatred and fear of systemd is overblown.

I have never had an issue with it. In fact, systemctl has been much more consistent for me than init services ever were.

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