Systemd Systemd, also shitstemd, is a horribly disastrous [1]bloated, [2]anti-Unix, "[3]FOSS" "software suite" used for initialization of an [4]operating system and handling services like logging in or managing network connections. It is a so called [5]PID 1 process, or an [6]init system. Systemd has been highly criticised by the proponents of [7]suckless and [8]LRS and even normies for its enormous amount of bloat, ugliness, anti-Unix-philosophy design, [9]feature creep, security vulnerabilities and other stuff. Unfortunately it is being adopted by many [10]GNU/[11]Linux distributions including [12]Arch Linux and [13]Debian. Some distros such as [14]Devuan just said no to this shit and forked to a non-systemd version. Systemd was born when Harry Pot... ummm [15]Lennart Poettering had an unprotected [16]gay sex with [17]Kay Sievers. For more detailed bashing of systemd see e.g. https://nosystemd.org/. The site sums up systemd with a fitting quote: "If this is the solution, I want my problem back". Another sum up by [18]suckless: http://suckless.org/sucks/systemd/. There is also e.g. https://sysdfree.wordpress.com/. Links: 1. bloat.md 2. unix_philosophy.md 3. foss.md 4. os.md 5. pid1.md 6. init_system.md 7. suckless.md 8. lrs.md 9. feature_creep.md 10. gnu.md 11. linux.md 12. arch.md 13. debian.md 14. devuan.md 15. pottering.md 16. gay.md 17. sievers.md 18. suckless.md