I am a Linux user, but I don’t really know how most things work, even after years of casual use on my Main, I just started getting into Devuan and wondered then, what exacly does systemd do that most distros have it? What even is init freedom? And why should I care?

    • voidskull
      14·
      1 year ago

      But makes your life easier, especially when you’re a noob.

      • 30p87@feddit.de
        6·
        1 year ago

        Not a noob and I’m still using it everywhere, because it helps making Arch “just works”.

      • duncesplayed@lemmy.one
        14·
        1 year ago

        Easier compared to what? Easier compared to sysvinit, of course. Easier compared to all the other alternatives? Six of one, half a dozen of the other, on balance, I would say.

        But SystemD has inertia behind it now. If you run into problems, there are probably 1e10 web pages out there that will help you fix it. That’s why Debian solidified on SystemD: not because it’s any better than any of the others, but because it’s the same as everybody else.