Post #2718950

2026-05-11 07:25 UTC

To any new Linux users, this is a good example of Linux “antivax” mindset. Actual Linux admins, people who use Linux at scale, people who design things and use Linux to do things disagree. There is a reason why Redhat, Debian, Ubuntu, and Arch all ship with and recommend systemd as the startup system. ALL as in 100% of large Linux deployments on bare metal use systemd. If you want to play with startup systems that’s fine there are obscure distros out there for you. Startup system swapping can be a fun hobby. But don’t be tricked by the very loud but very small Linux “antivaxers” group.

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@Holytimes@sh.itjust.works 2026-05-11 16:53

I dislike system D. I actively choose to use it tho because I don't hate myself more then I dislikelt system D. Give me a better option and I'll use it. Till then I choose to not hate my self.

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@black0ut@pawb.social 2026-05-11 13:17

Linux system administrator here. Systemd fucking sucks, and it's a very big issue in the Linux world, because it centralizes everything into what should be the simplest process of the OS. It has a huge attack surface (and many recent critical CVEs have happened due to systemd). It forces everything into their unit files, which are very flawed and lack features that previous systems actually had. One of the big reasons the enterprise Linux community is looking to Alpine instead of the more traditional RHEL or Ubuntu Server is exactly the lack of systemd. Aside from that, on the personal side, systemd has bit me in the ass way more times than any of the more traditional systems. I wish it wasn't so common. It's very rapidly taking over the Linux ecosystem, limiting freedom to choose another init system. And it's lead by a Microsoft employee.

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