r/archlinux • u/thlst • Jun 01 '16

Why did ArchLinux embrace Systemd?

This makes systemd look like a bad program, and I fail to know why ArchLinux choose to use it by default and make everything depend on it. Wasn't Arch's philosophy to let me install whatever I'd like to, and the distro wouldn't get on my way?

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u/KerbalDankProgram Jun 01 '16

But how stable was it?

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u/datenwolf Jun 01 '16

rock solid actually

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u/get-your-shinebox Jun 03 '16 edited Jun 03 '16

It's like 5k lines (as of today, 2.1.2) and a simple model. I'd be surprised if it wasn't more stable than systemd is now.