Post #902191
2026-03-21 06:12 UTC
I never really thought I would find myself in any kind of anti-systemd position. I mean, I really never minded it, although I do acknowledge some of the concerns regarding systemd (particularly it being bloated). At the same time, I do acknowledge that it has some good concepts and features.
However, with systemd's most recent adoption of an AI agents file in addition to introducing a new age verification system, I may have actually been pushed to take an anti-systemd position. Normally, I tend not to care too much about these components admittedly, but I will say that all this has me taking a not-too-serious look at FreeBSD as a daily driver. At least, this entire situation has me wanting to play with it on my laptop anyways, so we'll see how it works! 😄
(Just a clarification: I probably won't make any major switches in the near future, but if morale continues to tank, then I probably will).
Replies (3)
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@rsanders@sfba.social 2026-03-21 06:17
@gperson@social.linux.pizza there's quite a few non-systemd linux distros out there. Off the top of my head - debian classic, chimera, gentoo, linux from scratch, and maybe alpine?
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@kde_fangirl@social.linux.pizza 2026-03-21 08:09
@gperson@social.linux.pizza If you want to switch to another init system I would recommend you OpenRC. On debian its fairly simple to install a diffrent init system
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@c_merriweather@social.linux.pizza 2026-03-21 09:18
@gperson@social.linux.pizza anti-X Linux doesn't use systemd. I have it running on a variety of older laptops and computers.