In brief, systemd loads all of the background services that the user needs on a Linux computer and keeps them running. Because it’s pervasive and was a change it was controversial when introduced.
There’s a series of articles on lwn.net that describe systemd and the controversy around it in far more detail than anyone here will.
In brief, systemd loads all of the background services that the user needs on a Linux computer and keeps them running. Because it’s pervasive and was a change it was controversial when introduced.
There’s a series of articles on lwn.net that describe systemd and the controversy around it in far more detail than anyone here will.