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

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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[-] cdombroski@programming.dev 5 points 1 year ago

NetworkManager (network interface/connection management)

Pretty sure you mean systemd-networkd here. I find systemd-networkd to be very nice for headless systems, but NetworkManager seems to be a better fit for desktops because of the integrations it has available with KDE/Gnome/system tray

[-] technohacker@programming.dev 1 points 1 year ago

Ah I figured I had that one wrong, thanks!

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