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Linux is a family of open source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991 by Linus Torvalds. Linux is typically packaged in a Linux distribution (or distro for short).

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What exactly does systemd do? (lemmy.zip)

submitted 1 year ago by mateowoetam@lemmy.zip to c/linux@lemmy.ml

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I am a Linux user, but I don't really know how most things work, even after years of casual use on my Main, I just started getting into Devuan and wondered then, what exacly does systemd do that most distros have it? What even is init freedom? And why should I care?

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[–] Shdwdrgn@mander.xyz 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Uh... there's absolutely nothing wrong with the hardware, it all works exactly as it should. It's just systemd's insistence on rearranging things that aren't broken, and then changing how you fix the problems it created.

[–] greyscale@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Have you considered Devuan a fork of Debian specifically intended to remove systemd.

[–] Shdwdrgn@mander.xyz 3 points 1 year ago

I have actually. I saw the post for their latest release earlier today and had been seriously considering switching over. This new machine is to replace my existing firewall as the old one has gone through several upgrades since Squeeze, so I'm trying to get something set up to rebuild everything from a clean installation and then I can simply swap out the hardware (and swap it back real quick if something doesn't work right away).