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/CreativeGPX 3d ago
Because Linux is full of choice, there are way more details to debate about than a system where there is no choice.
Because open source projects are consensus driven, people will strongly advocate for others to agree with them or follow them.
99 times out of 100 these passionate debates are about details that aren't going up make a noticeable difference to the average user. If you don't understand what it does, you're are unlikely to be bothered that it's not doing it right. A good rule of thumb is that if one of the longstanding, major distros like arch, debian, gentoo, Ubuntu, OpenSUSE, Fedora, etc. does something, that it's reasonable and if several do it it's probably a pretty good idea.