If you run Ubuntu 14.04 you don't run systemd. You have a process called systemd-shim that is some kind of compatability glue for software that requires systemd

If you run Ubuntu 14.04 you don't run systemd. You have a process called systemd-shim that is some kind of compatability glue for software that requires systemd. http://packages.ubuntu.com/trusty/systemd-shim http://packages.ubuntu.com/trusty/systemd-shim If you want to try a real systemd system use a recent Fedora or Arch release.