When Linux users get into arguments about init systems, the conversation usually circles back to systemd. systemd came out of a time when the Linux ecosystem was experimenting a lot, as distros ...

It was an ugly fight at times. On one side you had Ubuntu favoring its Upstart program to replace the old Unix/Linux init daemon, which oversees the operating system's start-up and shutdown processes.

One of the most crucial pieces of any UNIX-like operating system is the init dæmon process. In Linux, this process is started by the kernel, and it's the first userspace process to spawn and the last ...

I tested Artix Linux: An enjoyable systemd-free distro for experienced users (and ChromeOS speeds) ...

Learn how run levels are configured and how you can change the run level interactively or modify what services are available. On Linux systems, run levels are operational levels that describe the ...