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D. BothUsing and Administering Linux: Volume 2https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-9615-8_35

35. Getting Started with systemd

David Both¹

(1)

Raleigh, NC, USA

Objectives

In this chapter you will learn

To describe the functions of systemd
About the controversy surrounding SystemV vs. systemd
Why systemd is an improvement over SystemV startup and init services
To understand and troubleshoot Linux systemd startup
To list and define the systemd startup targets
How to manage startup
What a systemd unit is

Introduction

We have briefly explored systemd in the context of the Linux startup in Chapter 16, and one might be tempted to think that we have covered ...

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