While systemd has succeeded in its original goals, it’s not stopping there. systemd is becoming the Svchost of Linux — which I don’t think most Linux folks want.

Systemd provides nothing that positively impacts these use cases in significant ways. Systemd thus appears to be a massive, fundamental change to core Linux administration for no perceivable gain.

After Linux civil war, Ubuntu to adopt systemd After months of often bitter debate, Ubuntu will follow Debian in using systemd instead of its own Upstart for Linux start-up and shutdown routines.

Microsoft and Canonical have teamed up to add systemd support to the Windows Subsystem for Linux, allowing a larger number of compatible apps to be installed.

Systemd, the popular but controversial Linux system and service manager, has three recently discovered security holes. Patches for them are already ready to go.

The initialization software systemd has now been integrated into most popular Linux distributions, including the latest versions of Ubuntu. But a change in systemd 230 alters the way Linux and ...

New systemd update will bring Windows’ infamous Blue Screen of Death to Linux Systemd is used by Debian, Arch, Fedora, Ubuntu, and many downstream distros.