Linux, the powerhouse behind countless servers and desktops worldwide, relies heavily on an initialization (init) system to bootstrap user space and manage system processes after booting.

If you're not a Linux or Unix developer, you've never heard of systemd, the new Linux-specific system and service manager. In Linux developer circles, however, nothing else ticks off many programmers ...

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 ...

Many Linux sysadmins and users dislike Systemd, but love it or hate it, the Systemd is the default system and service manager for most Linux distributions. So, security company Qualys's recent ...

The world of Linux has witnessed a shift with the announcement of Systemd’s plans to launch its own Linux distribution, dubbed ParticleOS. This move has piqued the interest of many in the open-source ...

Disable sleep on laptop lid close in Linux using systemd-logind. Works on Arch, Debian, Fedora, Ubuntu. 2-minute fix with ...

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 ...

One of the reasons for this decision - though unstated by Wiltshire - could be systemd, the new init system that will be the default for the Jessie release. It cannot be used with any kernel other ...