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  • Tekkip20@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    Is OpenRC meant to be faster than systemD as a process system? I’ve been thinking of spinning up some non systemD distros like Artix on a VM on a mini DELL tinbox.

    I will say though, I am not an advanced Linux user as the distros I’ve used were :

    Ubuntu Endeavour OS SpiralLinux (Easy Mode Debian)

    Would I need to make configurations in openrc or can it just run without messing with it like systemD?

    Thank you

    • CyclohexaneOPMEnglish
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      2 months ago

      I have read that it is faster, though I have not tested it myself. Personally, my initial reason to use it was just to try something new and explore the unix world. My reason for staying is that it is a very simple init system that is pleasant to work with. It made me understand what an init system is and use it a lot more.

      Systemd is good if you just want something invisible and you do not want to mess too much with an init system unless you have to. Everything integrates with it

      OpenRC is nicer if you want to write your own init scripts. It is very well documented also.