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systemd(ont) (www.arscyni.cc)

Because of the ubiquity, nay, monopoly of systemd I always assumed it was miles ahead of other init systems. Nope. I've been using a non-systemd environment for a while and must say I'm surprised by how little breaks, i.e., next to nothing. Moreover, boot and shutdown times are faster. I'd suggest trying it out.

https://nosystemd.org/.

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[-] BCsven@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 week ago

Sure but performance tweaking is a different argument than "init is better because it is fast". If you watch the video link I posted it explains why systemd exists and its benefits. Speed alone isn't a good metric for an OS

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