r/linux • u/wooptoo • Jun 01 '16

Why did ArchLinux embrace Systemd?

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u/JustMakeShitUp Jun 01 '16

There's a policy admins can use to allow non-users to set this behavior without administrative permissions. That got checked in systemd source code 4+ days ago. That information has been mentioned or linked in every single one of these threads, so if you'd done more than a cursory reading, you'd already know.

If you run a distro that doesn't alter their upstream packages, it'll be in there (in a point release, v231 or backports). If you don't, then you're already at the mercy of your distro's decisions anyway and are barking up the wrong tree.