Out of all the Linux init systems out there, which one are you actually daily driving right now and why? Have you tried any others before your current one? What made you stick with it over the rest?
Out of all the Linux init systems out there, which one are you actually daily driving right now and why? Have you tried any others before your current one? What made you stick with it over the rest?
None actually! I was just reading online that people hate systemd because it’s a black box and destroys the Linux philosophy. I just wanted to see if the alternatives are actually worth trying… or if it’s just elitism
It’s mostly just a handful of nerds having pointless arguments. 99.9% of people are not going to interact with the init system. So whatever init comes with your OS is probably fine, unless you need something super specific
Probably not. Try them if you’re actually experiencing any problems with your current init system or if you want to learn new things
It’s not a black box since it’s FOSS, but it is indeed monolithic.
I still use systemd since I find it easy to work with and I’ve been using it for many years.
It’s also worth noting that the Linux kernel itself is monolithic and does not exactly follow the UNIX philosophy, but I’m not aware of any stable microkernels with the same level of functionality as Linux.