The Story Behind 'init' and 'systemd': Why 'init' Needed to be Replaced with 'systemd' in Linux
A init process starts serially i.e., one task starts only after the last task startup was successful and it was loaded in the memory. This often resulted into delayed and long booting time. However, systemd was not designed for speed but for getting the things done neatly which in turns avoid all the UN-necessary delay.
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While I admit that systemd is
While I admit that systemd is trying to rewrite the Linux base ecosystem, it has also bridged the gap between distributions. This helps upstream developers because they can now ship systemd units with their applications and not fear how distributions will handle starting services.
So far the only annoyance I have in systemd is the journal. since it is not a plain text file, it can get corrupted when computer shuts down incorrectly (journal file is not closed correctly) after power goes out (which happens a lot here due to power surges). On next boot, i lose the old journal because it is now corrupt. This wouldn't happen in plain text logs.
Apart from that, I like systemd so far.
The 'factory reset' feature in the future might need intrusive changes but let's see what happens...