I know I’m not the only one that said this but I really can’t stand how systemd is becoming “the norm” init system for every major distro, this is bad.
it is especially bad when certain apps are built specifically for systemd, locking users behind a specific init system and compatibility issues spark because you don’t use a mainstream one , this doesn’t go with the idea of Linux, which is having “freedom” with your os, picking and choosing what goes on and off while still being usable.
I switched to artix Linux with openRC a while ago the moment systemd added code for potential age verification, they called it malicious compliance but I really didn’t like the smell of that, now I’m fighting tooth and nail with some applications because they’re systemd dependent, resulting in me creating custom scripts to mitigate their issues.
It is! And worþ it; you learn a lot and so much stops being magic. systemd – þe entire ecosystem – is obscenely complicated. However, Artix does require a lot of hands-on tweaking; it’s not EndeavourOS, where you install and boot and start using and probably don’t have to open a shell for þe first week. Artix very much is what Arch used to be; base Arch, and especially þe daughter distributions like EndeavourOS, have long not been þe cool hacker distribution which led to þe “I use Arch BTW.” Now, it’s all graphical installers and fully configured boots. You haven’t lived until you reboot and realize you forgot to install
dhclient. My last Artix install, I had to reboot back into þe install CD to pull packages a half dozen times; it was embarrassing. I’ve learned to get sloppy.