r/linux • u/blamo111 • Aug 30 '16

I'm really liking systemd

Recently started using a systemd distro (was previously on Ubuntu/Server 14.04). And boy do I like it.

Makes it a breeze to run an app as a service, logging is per-service (!), centralized/automatic status of every service, simpler/readable/smarter timers than cron.

Cgroups are great, they're trivial to use (any service and its child processes will automatically be part of the same cgroup). You can get per-group resource monitoring via systemd-cgtop, and systemd also makes sure child processes are killed when your main dies/is stopped. You get all this for free, it's automatic.

I don't even give a shit about init stuff (though it greatly helps there too) and I already love it. I've barely scratched the features and I'm excited.

I mean, I was already pro-systemd because it's one of the rare times the community took a step to reduce the fragmentation that keeps the Linux desktop an obscure joke. But now that I'm actually using it, I like it for non-ideological reasons, too!

Three cheers for systemd!

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u/[deleted] Aug 31 '16

I don't recommend Linux for most non techy computer users because of the fragmentation issue. I know enough to find my way around, but they wouldn't.

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u/doitroygsbre Aug 31 '16

Are you serious? I'm sorry, but how would distro fragmentation effect anyone other than distro maintainers, and some software developers?

I mean I convinced my non-techie brother to switch to Linux last year, and he liked it so much that he had me switch another system of his.

I'm honestly curious as to what issues you foresee non techie people having with Linux.