[arch-general] Arch Linux and systemd

[Leon Feng]

2012/8/18 Kyle <kyle at gmx.ca>:
> I made the move to systemd on my flash drive install 2 days ago, and I have
> to say I am impressed. The only extra thing I needed to do was to write a
> unit file for espeakup, since there isn't yet a unit in the package or in
> systemd-arch-units. Writing the new .service file was extremely quick and
> painless, and worked the very first time I rebooted after enabling it. I
> didn't think it would be possible to make a very old computer with USB 1.1
> boot or shutdown any faster, but systemd certainly made it happen with a
> minimum amount of effort, and everything works as well or better than it did
> before the migration. I also like the ease of use and configuration of
> systemd units and the intuitive layout of the files and directories. I also
> found the systemctl and journalctl commands to be very intuitive and easy to
> use. I only have to remember to include the .service suffix when enabling or
> disabling a service, as this process requires the complete unit name rather
> than just the name of the service, unlike starting, stopping, etc. Although
> there is always room for improvement in any software, systemd has come quite
> a long way in a relatively short amount of time, and continues to improve
> quickly. I would like to thank the systemd developers for their hard work,
> and the Arch developers for seeing systemd as a viable alternative to
> sysvinit and other aging and/or fragmented parts of a Linux system. Add me
> to the list of happy systemd users.

Systemd support shortform service name now. See the wiki page:
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Systemd#Using_Units

> ~Kyle