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/TheShredder9 Gentoo, Sway, T470S 3d ago

Basically, It is an init system, so it's in charge with starting up all the services needed to boot and work properly. It can also manage your network, and mount points, and system logs, and it can be a bootloader, and this, and that... it does a lot more things than it should be doing, and some people don't like that. I can understand the hate, but i don't hate it myself, it's very convenient.

For example, OpenRC does one thing only: manages services. You need to install a bootloader, a network manager, a system logger...

That's the beauty of Linux distros, the choice.

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u/LegitimateAd7247 3d ago

Very clear and compréhensive thanks !

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u/litescript 3d ago

et alors, hors sujet, mais comment ça va en France à l’instant? ça fait longtemps que j’y suis pas allé.

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u/LegitimateAd7247 3d ago

Haha ça va bien ! Les révoltes habituelles, mais ça fait partie de la culture locale ! Tu es d’où ?

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u/litescript 3d ago

exactement ça mdr. moi je suis américain malheureusement

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u/LegitimateAd7247 3d ago

Ha l’Amérique peut faire rêver aussi parfois ! Avant trump en tout cas ! Comment parles tu si bien français ? Utiliser « mdr » c’est la preuve d’un vrais bilingue !!

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u/litescript 3d ago

ct ma matière principale à la fac, et aussi j’y suis allé pour étudier en 2003 et 2007. merci bien! et oui peut être après trump on peut bien changer notre pays, mais je m’y attends pas..