When using an init system with Linux, you are most likely going to be using Systemd. Systemd is what comes with the majority of Linux distros as of current. However, there has been a lot of criticism against Systemd. Luckily, there are other init systems that you can use. I am going to provide some of the alternatives, and you can decide for yourself what you would like to use as a init system.
  • @lorabe
    17•3 years ago

    Politically i dislike systemd, it just gives Red Hat too much control over GNU/Linux.

    But functionally, systemd is an amazing… linux framework, let’s say, and as an operative system that rules over the supercomputer market and the server market, you need that. GNU/Linux has to be the most advanced operative system on earth since it operates on the most advanced fields. So it’s just natural that Red Hat wanted such thing.

  • @Blattstruktur
    10•3 years ago
    1. There is also Shepard, Guix’ init system.
    2. OpenRC still uses sysvinit under the hood as default I think?
    3. I really doubt any init is as fast as systemd especially under high load. Init freedom is still a good thing :)
    4. Links are “Unclickable for your security”? What? Is this about preemptive loading of links?
    • SudoDnfDashY
      5•3 years ago

      A lot of links on posts will lead you to the correct website, but add their affiliate links or promo codes. It’s always safer to just copy/paste.

      Systemd is faster on good hardware, but booting with systemd on my hardware takes about double the time then it does with runit.

      • Helix
        1•3 years ago

        It’s always safer to just copy/paste.

        Or you could read the popup of your browser.

        Copy paste can actually inject code which isn’t visible so you’d have to paste into a text editor and then into the URL bar to be safe.

    • @lorabe
      3•3 years ago

      Guix is cool, anything that is written on common lisp/scheme is cool.

  • @sgtnasty
    7•3 years ago

    As a service back end developer, systemd has made life easier. But I never worked with the others.

  • @Ripuli
    5•3 years ago

    I’ve been happy with systemd but it’s good to have alternatives

  • Helix
    2•3 years ago

    There’s also InitWare which is a fork/reimplementation of systemd with less interdependent parts. That means it doesn’t only run on Linux but also BSD and possibly other kernels.

  • @sgtnasty
    1•3 years ago

    There is also launchd from Apple. And didn’t Canonical make one in the Unity days?

    • @blank_sl8
      3•3 years ago

      Canonical’s was Upstart, iirc. No longer maintained.

      • musicmatze
        4•3 years ago

        They dropped support because systemd is superior.

        • SudoDnfDashY
          2•3 years ago

          True, but you have to take into consideration that when they made upstart systemd wasn’t a thing.