quick summary
  • Monolithic design: Systemd is a large, complex piece of software that combines many system management functions, rather than having separate, specialized tools as in the traditional Unix philosophy.
  • Proprietary configuration format: Systemd uses its own configuration file format (.service, .socket, etc.) rather than traditional plaintext configuration files.
  • Tight integration: Systemd is deeply integrated with the kernel and other core system components, rather than maintaining a more modular, loosely-coupled architecture.
  • Complexity: The systemd codebase is very large and feature-rich, which some see as unnecessary complexity compared to simpler init systems like SysV init or BSD init.
  • Departure from Unix principles: Systemd is seen by some as moving away from the Unix philosophy of "do one thing and do it well" in favor of a more centralized, opinionated system management approach.
few comparison
  1. Launching script just after boot sequence
     
    in SysVinit you can run scripts during the boot process ( right after the system finishes booting up ) simply by putting your shell command into /etc/rc.local
     
    To achieve the same result in systemd is rather complex see
  1. to be continued...
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Pub: 09 Dec 2024 11:09 UTC
Edit: 22 Jan 2025 17:53 UTC
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