I bite the bullet and gone to the dark side
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@ColdWater not familiar with those messages. Not using systemd or something?
It's OpenRC, I wanna learn different init systems
Does it support unit dependencies? That's pretty much the only reason I use systemd outside of work. Edit: ah yeah it sure does. I know what I'm playing with next weekend.
@ColdWater shit you make me wanna to rip out systemd now! Which docs did you use?
It's not that hard to use, you only need to learn a few basics OpenRC command (how to enable/disable services stop/start services and service status), as for docs I haven't read any yet
@ColdWater does arch let you choose rc in the install? Or did you just remove it sysd and install orc?
Arch use systemd and it do not let you choose init systems, you probably can replace it but from what I've read online it can causes a lot of issues