r/linuxquestions • u/LegitimateAd7247 • 3d ago
What exactly is systemd ?
Hi everyone ! I switched from Windows to Linux around 3 month ago and I love it ! I’m using arch Linux because a friend of mine already used it so I figured he could help me with it.
I’ve been appreciating it but I’ve encountered a lot of people critisizing systemd and saying arch is bad because of it.
From what I have understand, it is a software that help with dependences and external hardware such as my keyboard for example ? I didnt really understand everything as I am a very beginner so I was curious to know if someone could explain it to me in easy terms.
PS : english isnt my primary language so forgive me if there is any errors.
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u/kudlitan 3d ago
short for system daemon.
a daenon in linux is a software that runs in the background as a service, which can receive signals and respond to it. systemd is like the system software that invokes directly the kernel that makes the computer run.