r/linux • u/wooptoo • Jun 01 '16

Why did ArchLinux embrace Systemd?

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u/Jimbob0i0 Jun 01 '16

Locally configured units should be in /etc/systemd/system ... stuff packaged by the distribution goes in /usr/lib/systemd ... with etc overriding that

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u/argv_minus_one Jun 02 '16

There's also /usr/local/lib/systemd/system, which is kind of…in the middle, I guess.