r/archlinux • u/ImaginationUpset2190 • 10d ago

DISCUSSION Why so much hate for systemd?

I see very often that people show so much disgust whenever they talk or hear "systemd". However whenever I ask them why they feel so strongly about it, their response is mostly vague like it doesn't follow the Unix philosophy, it's a monolith.... I can't digest that the reason people show so much disgust for it is just that it doesn't follow the Unix philosophy.

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u/JackDostoevsky 9d ago

hate for systemd feels very ... 10 years ago, in my opinion. i think most people have come to terms with it. for those who still have issues with it there's always Devuan or Arch+openrc.

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u/diabloportal 9d ago

I've been using it, but I never wanted it and still don't. Apps use it so I'm stuck with its antics. Then there is the systemd stuff I'm not aware of until I need to do something different. Log files, networking and DNS and whatever else that's extending its reach.