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Devuan 5.0 Released For Debian 12 Without systemd (www.phoronix.com)

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

This is the best summary I could come up with:

Devuan is still alive and well for those wanting to run Debian GNU/Linux but without systemd.

Devuan 5.0 is out today as the newest distro release that is now rebased atop Debian 12 Bookworm.

Devuan 5.0 "Daedalus" is out today with Debian 12 Bookworm as its base and using the Linux 6.1 kernel like with upstream Debian 12.

For the most part this Devuan 5.0 release is quite similar to Devuan 4 except for now being based on Debian 12 rather than Debian 11.

There are a few new changes though with Devuan 5.0 in that its rootless startx for X11 server handling is making use of libseat1 and there is now Wayland GUI support without elogind usage.

Downloads and more details on this Debian 12 fork without systemd via the Devuan 5.0 announcement page.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

If you want a Debian without systemd, I can recommend you MX Linux too.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Took them a while...

I still don't get why they don't just rejoin Debian and contribute to the init diversity effort.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Systemd is incredibly versatile and most people, including myself, are unaware of its full potential. Despite its usefulness, it is often overlooked due to controversy and the current state of things when it comes to software development. Begin today your journey thought Systemd’s capabilities and discover how to efficiently manage systems with fewer processes than traditionally required.

https://tadeubento.com/2023/systemd-hidden-gems-for-a-better-linux/

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I really enjoy using systemd and wasn't an aware linux user before it started getting adopted, but you message really reads like a bad commercial 😅 "begin today your journey through..."

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Sir, you've a fair point 😝

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Interestingly, someone who hates systemd would have written exactly the same blog with exactly the same reasons. "Systemd is incredibly versatile and most people, including myself, are unaware of its full potential" could very well be verbatim the slogan of the anti-systemd faction.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Ahaha welcome to the power of systemd.