On Wednesday 20 September 2017 at 23:41:15, Nate Bargmann wrote:

> * On 2017 20 Sep 06:36 -0500, J. Fahrner wrote:
> > Am 2017-09-20 13:08, schrieb Nate Bargmann:
> > >I am still puzzled how a desktop GUI can depend on init system.
> > >Services, yes, an init, not so much.
> >
> > Because systemd is not only an init system, it provides a lot of services
> > too.
>
> I'll admit to not following its development the past couple of years or
> longer. What services does it offer that aren't available through
> stand-alone daemons besides logind and journalctl?

https://www.linux.com/learn/understanding-and-using-systemd

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Systemd

https://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/systemd/


Antony.

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