[arch-general] Booting ArchLinux with `initscripts` is now broken

"P. A. López-Valencia" vorbote at outlook.com
Sun Dec 21 12:57:27 UTC 2014


On 19/12/14 17:13, Ciprian Dorin Craciun wrote:
> Hello all!
>
> I'm in a little bit of a pickle, and I would like to ask for some help
> with my particular setup.
>
> I haven't switched to `systemd` and I'm still booting my system with
> the old `initscripts` `/etc/rc.sysinit` and friends (except this all
> the packages are up-to-date).  Before updating `systemd` from 216 to
> 217, it still worked.
>

Using systemd in Arch Linux is not supported. If you want to, you are on 
your own.
>
> P.S.:  Just to be clear, I don't want to start a systemd flame war.
> My reason for not using it is simple:  I already use `runit` and
> custom scripts for all my services (except `udevd` and `agetty`), and
> my setup relies on somewhat modified `/etc/rc.d/functions` script for
> encrypted devices.

Use Void Linux, you 'll get what you want.

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Pedro Alejandro López-Valencia
http://about.me/palopezv/


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