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Systemd is a suite of basic building blocks

37 points · 71 comments · Bluestein

  1. 0xbadcafebee · · focus · HN ↗
    "Building blocks" makes it sound like things you can use to build other things. In reality it's more of an octopus, or a fungus.
    1. 9dev · · focus · HN ↗
      But that’s precisely what it allows you to do: plug a socket unit into a service unit, connect a timer unit, then another service as a dependency… and that’s just for the init management. Systemd might not fit your personal stylistic preferences, but most of all it’s consistent.
      1. Joker_vD · · focus · HN ↗
        Yeah, like what Upstart did! Why did we switch away from that, again?
        1. c-hendricks · · focus · HN ↗
          Didn't have timers for one, or the same level of support around sockets.
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