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Did You switched mint to non systemd init???

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Ok so today I wanted to check what distros are non SysD init on DW and they listed LM and I'm not sure if Mint switched to some other init or this is mistake on DW.
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Re: Did You switched mint to non systemd init???

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Linux Mint uses systemd init beginning with 18 Sarah release and going forward.
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anonyus wrote: Tue Jun 19, 2018 11:15 amSysD init on DW
Is "SysD init" systemd, SysVinit or something else?

What is "DW"?
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Re: Did You switched mint to non systemd init???

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DistroWatch does indeed list Linux Mint as not using systemd:
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Looks like a mistake to me.
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altair4 wrote: Tue Jun 19, 2018 12:39 pm DistroWatch does indeed list Linux Mint as not using systemd:
DWMint.png
Looks like a mistake to me.
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Re: Did You switched mint to non systemd init???

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I played around with their search facility. Mint shows up under "not systemd", "systemd", and "SysV. "

Haven't followed LMDE or what version of Debian it's based on - does it still use SysV?
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Well, looking at my /boot/grub/grub.cfg file, I see that in addition to the standard menu entry for LM18.3, there is another one for LM18.3 with "Linux 4.4.0-128-generic (upstart)", so it seems that using Upstart is still an option on LM18.3.
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Well, that's a clue as to how useful distrowatch is :wink: ... I just use it for the reviews.

Whatever reservations you may have about systemd, it's the only Linux init system that's properly maintained. WHich is why everyone's switching to it.
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Mint 17 uses upstart init and Mint 18 /19 use systemd. DW's data is outdated.
If you want good solid systemd free distro I would suggest MX-17.
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Re: Did You switched mint to non systemd init???

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kc1di wrote: Wed Jun 20, 2018 10:55 am Mint 17 uses SysV init Upstart and Mint 18 /19 use systemd.
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Thanks for help and for suggestions :) Just wanna know how other init softwares work when it come to speed and stability :) Will definitely try MX and some others.
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anonyus wrote: Tue Jun 19, 2018 11:15 am Ok so today I wanted to check what distros are non SysD init on DW and they listed LM and I'm not sure if Mint switched to some other init or this is mistake on DW.
LMDE 2 is not using systemd, right?
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