How I learned to stop worrying and love systemd.

MX Linux 25.2 is here, now with kernel 7.0 if you choose – although the Raspberry Pi edition still needs some work. MX Linux ...

It’s official: Ubuntu is the latest Linux distribution to switch to systemd. After a civil war in Debian that spawned a fork named Devuan, Ubuntu has now flipped the switch. Ubuntu announced plans to ...

The KDE desktop’s new login manager (PLM) in the upcoming Plasma 6.6 will re. This has especially the FreeBSD community upset, but will also affect Linux distros that do not use systemd. The focus of ...

Well, this might turn out to be a major mistake on my part. Look up the definition of quagmire, and you'll find something like this: 'an awkward, complex, or hazardous situation'. That is an excellent ...

Microsoft and Canonical have teamed up to add systemd support to the Windows Subsystem for Linux, allowing a larger number of compatible apps to be installed. systemd is a Linux software application ...

The NixOS project has officially released NixOS 26.05, codenamed “Yarara,” continuing the distribution’s unique approach to Linux system management through declarative configuration, atomic upgrades, ...

When I went into writing this article, I thought I knew the route to the destination I intended to lead you to. But in retracing my steps to make sure I understood the way, I ended up way off course.

Systemd is one of the most controversial projects in Linux-land right now. How controversial? So controversial that Lennart Poettering, one of systemd’s developers, even claims that horrible people ...