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?

  • Kevin@programming.dev
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    1 year ago

    Because systemd (the project) extends more than just systemd (the init system). It also includes things like:

    • systemd-journald (system logging)
    • systemd-timesyncd (Network Time Sync)
    • NetworkManager systemd-networkd (network interface/connection management)
    • systemd-homed (Home directory management)
    • systemd-resolved (DNS Resolver)

    and so many more

    Now, in my personal opinion, I do find it good in that these being under one umbrella project led to fairly good integration between these aspects of “system management” as a whole. But I do also concede that this may feel like too many responsibilities handled by one project

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      1 year ago

      NetworkManager (network interface/connection management)

      Pretty sure you mean systemd-networkd here. I find systemd-networkd to be very nice for headless systems, but NetworkManager seems to be a better fit for desktops because of the integrations it has available with KDE/Gnome/system tray