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Systemd: Hidden Gems for a Better Linux (tadeubento.com)

submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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After a few conversations with people on Lemmy and other places it became clear to me that most aren't aware of what it can do and how much more robust it is compared to the usual "jankiness" we're used to.

In this article I highlight less known features and give out a few practice examples on how to leverage Systemd to remove tons of redundant packages and processes.

And yes, Systemd does containers. :)

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

It isn't always about being better. Docker has its use cases more for single binaries, LXD provides a nice interface while systemd-nspawn is built in and allows you to setup containers with a a common and known unit file. It also allows you to control the containers with the same systemd tools you use for your host machine, zero learning curve and you're less likely to have to enter containers. Another example, I might not want to install LXD/LXC on a low resource system as it will bring snap and waste resources and systemd fixes that.