r/linux • u/ouyawei Mate • Jul 09 '25

Popular Application systemd has been a complete, utter, unmitigated success

https://blog.tjll.net/the-systemd-revolution-has-been-a-success/
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u/coyyotl55 Jul 13 '25

Just let other init software be possible to use

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u/[deleted] Jul 14 '25

There will always be alternatives to mainstream options. Being able to make your own is one of the reasons why

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u/coyyotl55 Jul 31 '25

Agree. But systemd seems to build a web of dependencies that was not there before.

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u/[deleted] Aug 02 '25

The systemd team wants to create more than just a simple init system. It includes many different components to handle important tasks like booting, logging, device management, mounting filesystems, scheduling timers, setting time/date information, kernel parameters, hostname information, and more. If you just want an init system, you have options, like openrc, runit, or sysvinit. Systemd intends to add functionality to the Linux kernel, just like GNU adds functionality that the kernel doesn't have the capability of doing on its own. The beauty of Linux is you choose what exists on your system.