For my basic needs it always felt more confusing then necessary. Don't have a hate boner for it, but i prefer not to use it at this point. I'm using Void and i really like how simple runit is.
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When looking for an alternative to replace Arch ARM on my Raspberry Pi I tried Void but gave up after discovering it does not use systemd.
Ehh it's very easy to use. Simpler then init actually but some people hate change.
Well i'm not saying it's rocket science, but compared to runit/rc.local or simple autostart scripts i do think it's easier. I converted everything from my autostart script to systemd services when i was still on NixOS, and the whole thing seemed so convoluted. With having to set services to depend on each other, and also had a lot of problems with things like nm-applet or blueman-applet not showing up in the bar at all, and couldn't find a way to fix it.
This not a kill tony joke?
No, kill Tony just sticks his thumb up his butt for Joe Rogan. Nothing to do with Linux.
I'm still waiting for them to get DNS and user services working. Then it'll finally be usable.
DNS
There's systemd-resolved. I don't know if you mean that it has some kind of limitation.
It doesn't work with private DNS servers or forward DNS over VPN. Removing it is always the first thing I have to do with new Linux installs.
It doesnβt work with private DNS servers or forward DNS over VPN.
Like, you want to have it query some particular DNS server?
From man 5 resolved.conf:
DNS=
A space-separated list of IPv4 and IPv6 addresses to
use as system DNS servers.
For compatibility reasons, if
this setting is not specified, the DNS servers listed
in /etc/resolv.conf are used instead, if that file
exists and any servers are configured in it.
If you specify your private server there, it should work. For VPN, I mean, whatever VPN software you're using will need to plonk it in there. Maybe yours is not aware of systemd-resolved, is modifying /etc/resolv.conf after systemd-resolved has already started, and it doesn't watch it for updates?
In my /etc/nsswitch.conf, I have:
hosts: files myhostname mdns4_minimal [NOTFOUND=return] resolve [!UNAVAIL=return] dns
I'm assuming that the "resolve" entry is for systemd-resolved.
kagis
https://www.procustodibus.com/blog/2022/03/wireguard-dns-config-for-systemd/
With systemd-resolved, however, instead of using that DNS setting, add the following PostUp command to the [Interface] section of your WireGuard config file:
PostUp = resolvectl dns %i 9.9.9.9#dns.quad9.net 149.112.112.112#dns.quad9.net; resolvectl domain %i ~.When you start your WireGuard interface up, this command will direct systemd-resolved to use the DNS server at 9.9.9.9 (or at 149.112.112.112, if 9.9.9.9 is not available) to resolve queries for any domain name.
I do not particularly care for it and most of my systems are still systemd free. Much like pulseaudio in its later days, I've learned to deal with it when I must. Also like pulseaudio, something better will probably come along.
I don't mind the config.
I don't mind most of the features.
I dislike them trying to use timers to get rid of cron
I like it's logging for linux on the desktop if I lose some logs becuas of space that's what i'd do anyway
I don't like it's logging for servers, those logs are necessary and need to be preserved.
journalctl -f is pretty cool
journalctl -fu is pretty cool
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