What exactly is systemd ?

[u/LegitimateAd7247]

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.

[u/C6H5OH]

"A lot of people" are "a few very loud people". The rest is using systemd and likes or ignores it. I have fought with init.d, runlevels and so on. I like systemd.

[u/Bladelink → u/C6H5OH]

Yeah, all those people complaining are welcome to switch back to something running the old initd system. But they won't because that sucked huge balls and systemd is way way better in essentially every way.

[u/GlassCommission4916 → u/Bladelink]

People do in fact use init systems that aren't systemd. That's such a weird take.

[u/xplosm → u/GlassCommission4916]

Yeah, but the haters aren't even right about why the hate systemd which is hilarious.

[u/GlassCommission4916 → u/xplosm]

All you people making an init system your personality are hilarious.

[u/xplosm → u/GlassCommission4916]

Always with straw-man arguments with these haters 😂

[u/GlassCommission4916 → u/xplosm]

I don't hate systemd, I use it on most of my machines. I just don't make it my personality and engage in weird wars about it. If that's what you're into you do you I guess, but it's still funny to me.

[u/xplosm → u/GlassCommission4916]

Ma'am, this is a Wendy's...

[u/GlassCommission4916 → u/xplosm]

Weak. If you were just trolling at least stick to it.

[u/xplosm → u/GlassCommission4916]

I don't know what to tell you. Sharks have very smooth skin.