Submitted 1 year ago by TCB13@lemmy.world to selfhosted@lemmy.world
https://tadeubento.com/2023/systemd-hidden-gems-for-a-better-linux/
After a few conversations with people on Lemmy and other places it became clear to me that most aren’t aware of what it can do and how much more robust it is compared to the usual “jankiness” we’re used to.
In this article I highlight less known features and give out a few practice examples on how to leverage Systemd to remove tons of redundant packages and processes.
And yes, Systemd does containers. :)
i hate systemd and will do anything to not use it. the fanboys wont ack the many downsides (bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/…/1988119 or news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25862927) or that it breaks the idea of how software should work. Lennart the jerk who sold his soul to red hat is just the tip of the iceberg. red hat streams start closing and now you who uses systemd will start losing. just wait for it …or keep telling yourself you are on lemmy but not on reddit because of the broke system?
Guys, downvotes are not the DISLIKE button, let’s not become reddit please
That comment is just spreading FUD. One of the links is just link to someone’s message saying they hate systemd. The other is just link to random (resolved) bug.
People aren’t disliking the comment, it’s actually terrible comment with no value.
Hmm… software has bugs. Still interesting how it mostly affected only people running on Azure. lol
is docker more bloated than gtk? but yes, docker is sad too. :-(
Admin dont like changes in their workflow and Systemd changes a lot of things, for better or for worse. That being said i do like how Systemd does things and wish for an overall better experience for linux not a worse one.
Yes, like nftables recently did change a LOT of things.
nftables? Is this a replacement for ipchains or something? :-|
Replaces crontab with something auditable that actually makes sense and is easy to use
Is there an easier/quicker way than having to create a service unit and a timer unit by hand?
Maybe one of those tools? www.linux-magazine.com/…/Systemd-Graphical-Tools or something Ansible github.com/vlcty/ansible-systemd-timers / yourlabs.io/oss/yourlabs.timer
But of I have to use separate tools... Can't I just use a generator for a crontab? That's not an advantage
dandroid@dandroid.app 1 year ago
I never used Linux before systemd, so I never understood the drama. I use it a ton. Mostly to run my rootless containers via podman. I have a template service file for this, and I just change a few things, systemctl link, enable, and start. And voila. My container is running as a service that I can start and stop like any other service.