Post #1812597
2026-04-03 07:09 UTC
The main functional difference between systemd and others is that systemd will just work. Others will require you hand tune and hand tinker with a non-mainstream Linux distro.
If your hobby is init systems by all means mess around though.
I personally quite like systemd. Unit files are clean, timers services and sockets are easy to manage etc.
Honestly it’s a non-problem. Best advice is to use what is best supported. Don’t let the extremely fringe (but loud) tiny group of systemd haters throw you off.
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@KeithD@lemmy.nz 2026-04-03 10:01
As someone who's created a timer, cron is *much* more straightforward. Systemd has its good points, but most of that is the core functionality as a sysvinit replacement in my opinion. And it's entirely likely that at least one of the newer alternatives is a better option for that.