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Linux is a family of open source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991 by Linus Torvalds. Linux is typically packaged in a Linux distribution (or distro for short).

Distributions include the Linux kernel and supporting system software and libraries, many of which are provided by the GNU Project. Many Linux distributions use the word "Linux" in their name, but the Free Software Foundation uses the name GNU/Linux to emphasize the importance of GNU software, causing some controversy.

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Systemd preparing to comply with age verification laws (github.com)

submitted 13 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago) by skyline2@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/linux@lemmy.ml

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Fork time? Maybe all the anti-systemd zealots were right all along...

Edit: To address whether it is likely that this change will affect users: Gnome is planning a stronger dependence on userdb, the part of systemd where this change is being implemented. https://blogs.gnome.org/adrianvovk/2025/06/10/gnome-systemd-dependencies/

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[–] Mambert@beehaw.org 21 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

There's systemdless Linux distros! I used Artix Linux with no issues.

[–] Neptr@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 3 hours ago

Artix (Arch w/out systemd) supports many inits. I'd recommend dinit (which is very easy to use) or s6 (which seems more stable on Artix, but less user friendly helper tools). Both are very fast, faster than the other inits.

There is also Chimera Linux which uses dinit and is very clean imho. A very modern take on making a traditional Linux distro which does things well and uses clean and simple OS software stack.
Void Linux uses runit
Devuan (Debian w/out systemd) you can use sysV, OpenRC, or runit
And obviously there is Gentoo, which supports using OpenRC, with unofficial community guides for some other inits.