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Once the system has been started, is there any advantage in using systemd?
I'm running Gentoo with the default SysV-style OpenRC init system. The boot time is short enough to not bother me. Is there any reason to try systemd?
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How does systemd survive a kill -9?
Between the recent "Why does 'kill -9 0' end my console session" and "How to get a kernel panic" questions, I got a bur under my saddle and tried kill -9 1 on a mostly up-to-date Arch linux laptop. I ...
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Why is a service being started if it isn't mentioned in /etc/init.d?
After a clean install of Fedora 17 and distcc-server, I did a service distccd start, which completed successfully.
man service indicates that it would merely be running the distccd script at ...
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inittab equivalent in fedora 15?
I have just installed Fedora 15 on my laptop. I want to study /etc/inittab as I studied it in RedHat 9.
I don't see any script in /etc/inittab. Also , the way the default runlevel can be changed in ...
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What are the pros/cons of Upstart and systemd?
It appears systemd is the hot new init system on the block, same as Upstart was a few years ago. What are the pros/cons for each? Also, how does each compare to other init systems?
