#systemd

[athena-cat-wizard-official]

[sl33py-g4m3r]

some newbie questions I'm thinking about and trying to figure out~~ cause even though I've been a linux user off and on for a bit I still consider myself a newbie.

what is systemd? should I avoid it? why all the hate?

cause "it doesn't follow the unix philosophy/is bloated/etc"

should I find a distribution that doesn't use it and install it and give it a whirl?

or should I try to install freebsd and give that a shot? I've thought about that for a while too but worry I'm not smart enough to get it to work....

and scared I'll break something and not be able to fix it~~ :(

anxiety go brrr

surely there are linux distributions that don't use systemd~~ and hopefully they're just as easy to use as linux mint~~ but I've also tangled w fedora way back when..... so hopefully I'll get a handle on stuff and normalize it fast~~~

down the unix/linux/bsd rabbit hole~~~ lol

a very sleepy post

[andmaybegayer]

what is it about systemd and seemingly Lennart Poettering specifically that makes people talk like that. You'd think he killed their parents in front of them.

[nixcraft]

lol. kids these days.

[xenia-official]

!??!?!?!?!??!?!????!?

systemd distro??????

dafuq

[puppy-linux-official]

⭐▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ what is this nightmare

Went here with my friend the other day and ordered a coffee (which was the only thing on the menu???) the barista was rude and refused to make any alterations to my order (i am lactose intolerant.) For some reason the coffee I ordered came with two small baguettes, a creme pastry of some sort, and a large, freshly made pork schnitzel. The food was acceptable if a little unexpected but what wasn't acceptable is that my friend went to use the restroom and when they returned they couldn't remember who they were or why they were here!? Even worse, when we called 911 the paramedics chided us for using the restroom, insisting that everyone knows the toilet is for lobotomies!???!?!?!??!?

Whatever you do don't come here!!!!

[daemonhxckergrrl]

anyone got experience w/ obarun ? wanna try an s6-based distro bc it seems like a genuine featureful alternative to systemd (runit ily <3 but user services should be a default feature)

my alternatives are...gentoo (?), artix (tried w/ runit; seems to have issues arch or void never did), or uh..hacking it into another distro

[blackmoreops]

How to Automatically Restart Failed Services in Linux Using systemd

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[kido-ih]

Force time sync (systemd v213+)

systemctl restart systemd-timesyncd.service

[sl33py-g4m3r]

Linix-Unix-BSD Laptop Journey~~ (and some questions again)

yet another question~~ tho up to my own musings and uncertainty at this point~~

I'm too afraid to try to install FreeBSD cause I'm worried I won't be able to dig up some needed internet info and that makes me feel dumb~~ is the Domain Name not the Hostname or name of the wifi? or would it be my ISP's website or something?

I like tech but not knowing this makes me feel stupid lol even though I'm probably not~~~ and that's just anxiety lying to me~~~

also is there any point in moving from Linux Mint Debian Edition 6 to Debian 11 disks that I have burned?

the only one with the zoom feature (unless I install something if I can find it) is the Cinnamon Desktop, and at that point I see no point on dropping Mint for pure Debian in that case....

need accessibility for my blind butt (despite also being stubborn and not using it half the time anyway lol)

ALSO none of the debian live CDs that I tried saw my WIFI and idk why~~ and they're all debian 11...

might need to download newer versions and burn them to disk I guess~~

or maybe if I installed one of them anyway, and actually hooked it to ethernet, then installed updates whether it would see my wifi then? idk

found a distro that doesn't use SystemD called PCLinuxOS and thought about giving that a try, but idk if it's good for someone like me, but I got a handle sort of on fedora back in the day.

So currently stuck on linux mint debian edition cause I'm afraid to give freebsd a try due to maybe not having the network information requited and idk where to find it~~ and cause debian just straight up wouldn't see my wifi~~ tho I've also said before in this post that idk if it's a good idea or not to go from linux mint debian, to straight debian.... cause I'm going to be stuck with the Cinnamon desktop anyway~~

like yesterday I spent all morning booting into all the debian live CDs that I had; except for the standard which I think is GNOME, and none of them could even SEE my wifi or ANY wifi

now I hate that I seem like the person that just wants things to work instead of tinker w stuff to get it to work, cause that's part of the fun and frustration of being on linux I suppose~~~ and I really hope I'm smart enough to figure stuff out~~

would be happy to eventually jump to a more unix like OS cause I believe the backbone of the internet is UNIX anyway~~ :)

I like to think I'm a nerd and a techie but at the same time think I'm stupid and don't know anything~~ if I'm being brutally honest w myself~~ but I guess you got to be feeling stupid to learn huh?

tldr; and making the questions more easily found~~ my journey through linux/bsd computer systems so far, and where I'm at....

Is it worth it to install pure debian if I'm already using linux mint debian (and the wifi actually works), should I get away from SystemD and try to install PCLinuxOS? or FreeBSD? am I smart enough to install FreeBSD? What network information do I need and where can I find it?

and yet another random question at the bottom cause I remembered a linux youtube channel where they talked about a bunch of stuff way back in the 2010s I think called "Jupiter Broadcasting" what happened to them?

wanted to go eventually to FreeBSD cause it's more unix like than linux, and i think more cohesive as a whole as opposed to bits and pieces mossaic'd together in linux.... also if it is more unix based, unix as far as I'm aware is the backbone of the internet if I'm remembering correctly~~ and I'd be happy to use it~~~

so idk what I'm doing~~ lol, stay on linux mint debian cause it works? try to get FreeBSD installed, try to find out how to fix debian not seeing my WIFI (I'd hoped that if I installed it and connected it to ethernet that updates would fix that), or install PCLinuxOS that I found? cause it looks neat~~~

more history about myself~~ as dumb as it sounds, or maybe not, my dad was into tech, he'd built his first computer and if it wasn't for him pirating some version of windows, we never would've had it, lol. but ye he was a techie, and he showed me the 1995 movie "hackers". I watched that on repeat through my teenage years for some reason~~ the music was good, and now I learnt that that's not actually bow hacking works, lol it's a cheesy film.... but that sparked an interest in technology and eventually led me to finding linux to begin with. and Unix~~ cause I thought it was something that my dad and I could do together~~~ but we never did...... but the techie interest stuck~~~~ I need to rewatch that film and find the soundtrack CDs I have~~~ been a while~~~~

second guessing it am I even smart enough to run anything other than linux mint anyway? probably yes but I doubt my own intelligence, lol. especially I think anyone irl I've shown my writing to or talked to say that I'm "smart as a whip" but I don't see it.... :(

[unixbhaskar]

Linux Systemd Simple Service And Timer File For A Specific Service 2024_...

[bleghablah]

me: gosh, I really don't know what to do right now

the angel on my shoulder: remember, child to move through the world with love in your heart and a willingness to embrace change

the daemon on my other shoulder: x86/fpu: supporting XSAVE feature 0x001 😈😈

[nixcraft]

How to find systemd version

[aravikumar48]

Init vs SystemD Linux | DevOps | Interview | Tech Arkit

What is the difference between Init (SysVinit) and SystemD in Linux. #init #systemd #sysvinit #server #linuxserver #linuxadministrator #techarkit

Boot Process: When the computer boots up, the system BIOS or UEFI firmware hands control over to the bootloader (such as GRUB). The bootloader then loads the Linux kernel into memory and passes control to it.

Kernel Initialization: The Linux kernel initializes hardware, mounts the root filesystem, and starts the init process.

init Process: The init process is the first process started by the kernel and has process ID 1. It's responsible for initializing the system and managing system services.

Runlevels: SysVinit organizes the system startup and shutdown process into runlevels. A runlevel defines a state of the system, indicating which services should be started or stopped. Common runlevels include single-user mode, multi-user mode, and graphical mode. Each runlevel has associated initialization scripts that start or stop services.

Initialization Scripts: The initialization scripts, located in directories like /etc/init.d, are shell scripts responsible for starting, stopping, and managing individual services. These scripts are executed sequentially during system startup and shutdown, following the instructions defined for each runlevel.

Dependency Handling: SysVinit relies on a simple dependency system, where services are started in a predefined order based on their dependencies. However, managing complex interdependencies between services can be challenging with SysVinit.

Manual Service Management: In SysVinit, administrators often manually manage services using commands like service or chkconfig, which interact with the initialization scripts to start, stop, enable, or disable services.

[patchoulii-2hu-144p]

psa for systemd users

remember to run

journalctl --vacuum-time 1d

every so often, if you don't those log files will absolutely eat up disk space.