Having choice is the best part of Linux, but Systemd is something so ubiquitous to Linux that it might as well be called Systemd/Linux instead of GNU/Linux.

When you think of it like that, it feels much less like a bloated behemoth that needs to be de-monopolised and more like an integral piece of the puzzle that is turning the Linux kernel into an functional operating system.

systemd is great, but being disingenious isn't helping anyone:

chrony -> sd-timesyncd [...] one less daemon

just because it ships with systemd doesn't mean it magically runs without it's own process

Pretty sure that's how the Steam Deck runs also. At least every custom OS I've seen for it is just a ContainerFile and systemd-boot

Very cool. I had no idea systemd sort of has a cron replacement. While in I don't think I'll switch from cron in the immediate future, it's really good to know.

ah soft reboot ive been waiting for something like that

And yes, Systemd does containers. :)

Are systemd duplicates such as containers and systemd-boot are better than the existing ?

All of this shit packed in is why it sucks. Do one thing and do it well. Try setting up a script to run on boot that doesn't stop executing until you want to turn your pc off and watch all traces of sanity drain from your being. Now try it on freebsd. Much much easier

Systemd together with NetworkManager are two pieces of software I really dislike. They go against the very Unix philosophy. I like being able to piece all the bricks together on my own, not having monolithic pieces of software that try to do everything.