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> why do so many distros default to systemd? Because it solves real problems: https://0pointer.de/blog/projects/why.html https://0pointer.de/blog/projects/why.
by unmole 3y ago
> why do so many distros default to systemd?
Because it solves real problems: https://0pointer.de/blog/projects/why.html https://0pointer.de/blog/projects/why.html
If you're a newcomer to Linux, I would very strongly recommend sticking with systemd. Like you pointed out, it's the default for all mainstream Linux distributions.
- saurik 3y agoI started scrolling through that and came across a chart that has "interfacing via d-bus" as a green feature instead of a red bug at the very top of the list and I'm having a hard time taking it seriously. And I liked the shell scripts that Linux classically had been using: it meant I could read and trace what was happening. I dunno... if you have "modular C" as a feature and "shell scripts" as a bug you probably have made up a bunch of "problems" the same way people who would always whine about their languages and frameworks not being "modern" often do :/.
- klysm 3y agoIn reality the shell scripts used in the previous generation of init systems were difficult to follow. I agree that dbus is perhaps heavy weight, but it does provide an API. You can run systemd without it.