Ive been runing Debian 12 (kde) since bookworm was released and am loving it.

I have recently discovered Devuan which seems to be Debian without systemd - what is the benefit of removing this init system?

  • nyan@lemmy.cafeEnglish
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    11 months ago

    Short version: some people (I’m one of them) object to systemd on grounds that are 75% philosophical and 25% the kind of tech detail that’s more of a matter of taste than anything else. The older sysV init is a smaller program, which means that it has a smaller absolute number of bugs than systemd but also does less on its own. Some of us regard “does less” as a feature rather than a bug.

    If systemd works for you and you don’t know or care about the philosophical side of the argument, there is probably no benefit for you in switching.

    • sgtnasty@lemmy.mlEnglish
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      10 months ago

      never seen this before, heard of the others but s6 is new to me. very interesting