[arch-general] Systemd and init scripts

[Alexandre Ferrando]

On 29 May 2012 19:24, Myra Nelson <myra.nelson at hughes.net> wrote:
> The latest move of udev to systemd-tools brings up one question for
> me. When do I need to stop updating my machines so I don't have to
> switch to systemd? I don't take care of servers or a massive number of
> systems, just two machines. I have them configured properly and
> working well using the testing repos and currently don't seem to have
> any obvious problems. I took a look at systemd and it seems a bit much
> for my needs; two static wired ip addresses, no laptops, no mobile
> devices, and one printer. Somewhat old fashion and very simple, one of
> the reasons I started using Arch Linux to begin with.
>
> I don't mean to be derogatory or flippant in any way, and I'm not
> trying to start a massive thread on the pros and cons of either init
> system. I appreciate all the work the dev's and tu's have put in to
> making the system as wonderful and stable as it is. I simply don't
> believe I need/want systemd.
>
> Myra
> --
> Life's fun when your sick and psychotic!

As said recently in arch-dev-public mailing list [ 0 ]:
- systemd-tools is meant to be a package that everyone can benefit from
  (regardless of PID 1)
- everyone will eventually have systemd-tools installed anyways, as
  initscripts will be using it

Also, udev code has been merged upstream in systemd's code. That
doesn't mean you have to run systemd as PID 1.

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