8️⃣ Here's the 8th post highlighting key new features of the upcoming v259 release of systemd. #systemd259 #systemd
systemd-modules-load.sevice is an early-boot service that loads a list of kernel modules into the kernel that is configured via /etc/modules-load.d/ (and similar dirs under /usr/ + /run/ as usual). It's half a legacy feature, because nowadays kernel modules are generally auto-loaded based on "modalias" information they expose, which binds them to certain hardware vendor/product …
Systemd ate everything because they have developers working on it and addressing issues. And they do it all under a single flag, the project called systemd.
I don't understand the hate.
It's just software, that is pretty useful. It's useful for distros, because it's well supported and works well.
It's useful for developers because it provides quite a lot of useful and stable tools to create logging and services, that are much more flexible and stable than any home grown solution.
Is it a governance issue? You don't like who is managing the project?
I don't know.
Or is it change that you don't like?
I assure you this is a good change from whatever was there before. It's not change for the sake of change.
You think it's not perfect and it could be marginally better? You have two paths ahead: join the project and help it improve or start your own. You will soon realize that the second option is actually a LOT of work, so please respect the work of others when they deserve it.
Complaining does not help.
Just watched this great presentation from @AdrianVovk at the @allsystemsgo conference:
youtube.com/watch?v=uCAlzx_x6r…
It covers the migration to Wayland-only, and of the @gnome session to systemd, eliminating tens of thousands of lines of ancient C code (often a quarter to a half of the codebase depending on the module) and providing more featureful session handling, including session saving and processes suspension. The remote desktop implications are interesting too.
https://media.ccc.de/v/all-systems-go-2025-364-modernizing-gnomeGNOME has collected some very old code over the years. During the recent GNOME 49 release, we...YouTube
systemd version the issue has been seen with 258 Used distribution Debian unstable Linux kernel version used No response CPU architectures issue was seen on None Component systemd-tmpfiles Expected...rfc1036 (GitHub)
Tak jsem konečně upravil šifrování disků na svých počítačích.
Do teď jsem zamykal heslo root file systému do #tpm2 vlastním scriptem popsaným zde:
skorpil.cz/en/project/42/mkini…
To řešení je už 5 let staré a překonané. Ale stále funkční. Dneska už to umí #systemd nativně. Porušil jsem pravidlo "nešťourej do něčeho co funguje" a přenastavil jsem šifrování na všech počítačích. Dneska je to fakt super pohodlné nastavení.
Nechcete nějakou minipřednášku o šifrování disků pomocí TPM2 na #LinuxDays ? Zaměřeno na #Arch, jiné distribuce tolik vyzkoušené nemám. Ona jedna přednáška byla už na tom loňském, tak nevím jestli je to potřeba. 🤷
All my personal and company computers are powered by Arch Linux with encrypted storages. This setup brings an inconvenience of entering two passwords on startup. One unlocks the storage encryption, second logs me to my user account.Štěpán Škorpil
It's really harder and harder to understand why is #GNOME alienating itself more and more form the rest of the community. Looks like we'll end up with GTK only for GNOME and GNOME only for #Linux and #systemd. I have no problems with systemd in particular, but making it a hard requirement is a limiting factor.
blogs.gnome.org/adrianvovk/202…
PSA for systemd-free distros about work they'll need to do to continue running GNOMEAdrian (Adrian's blog)
So, we did a thing.
github.com/systemd/systemd/pul…
This PR introduces two new changes. A Go Library systemd is an important set of libraries and utilities on modern Linux systems. The need to remove C in favour of memory-safe alternative is of peak...GitHub
In a previous blog post , we explored how SUSE Linux Micro (SL Micro) consistently runs your workloads (containerized or in VM) and how to f...Frederic Crozat (SUSE)
To reduce having to search the web each time, I added a bunch of frequently asked questions about #systemd such as using journalctl and systemctl in a more efficient way.
Are you using #linux and systemd to its fullest? Have a look at linux-audit.com/systemd/faq/ to see. Anything missing?
Feedback and boosts much appreciated to make this section even better 🤠 💪🏻
If you're attending All Systems Go in Berlin, come see the talk by @cas and I today at 10:50am (local time) about #systemd-ifying #postmarketos 😁
I have done The Thing.
catfox.life/2024/09/05/porting…
I have ported #systemd to #musl. Properly. Passing all tests, properly. Booting my 2012 Ivy Bridge in 3.2 seconds, properly.
I'm aware of how unpopular this will be in some circles. But change does not happen without competition, and musl environments deserve more than what they have right now. systemd isn't a panacea, it isn't even that great, but it's here, it solves real issues people have, and it's now an option. Not a requirement, but an option.
Very happy to share another collaboration with @codethink 🤝
A new way to develop on Linux ✨
codethink.co.uk/articles/2024/…
Continuing our collaboration with the GNOME Foundation, through the Sovereign Tech Fund (STF), we have been busy on multiple fronts since our last update.www.codethink.co.uk
Hey folks, we're going to be at @allsystemsgo in Berlin later this year. @cas and @craftyguy will be talking about how #postmarketOS has evolved over the last few years, our experiences with #systemd, and our plans for an #immutable postmarketOS that doesn't restrict user freedom.
If you're into low level Linux userspace and middleware definitely come along :D
this new #systemd feature is really cool
being able to *just* connect to a libvirt qemu vm is really nice, without having to think about network config
i just updated libvirt in nixpkgs to the latest version so it supports this :3
Interested in tooling for development and QA on immutable / image based Linux?
Checkout discourse.gnome.org/t/towards-… by @tchx84
Feedback welcome ! This is a collaboration between @gnome @codethink and @sovtechfund ❤️
#Linux #systemd #Silverblue #GNOME #freedesktop #KDE #Ubuntu #SUSE #Fedora #NixOS #postmarketOS
Introduction Hey everyone, I recently joined Codethink and I am contributing to the improvements being made to GNOME OS, through the Sovereign Tech Fund (STF), to make it easier and more useful in day-to-day development and testing tasks, among othe…GNOME Discourse
Very happy and proud of this collaboration between @codethink @gnome and @sovtechfund
codethink.co.uk/articles/2024/…
Our goal is to make GNOME OS a daily driver for QA and finalize the migration, but this work will be fundamental to the future of all secure image based / immutable Linux distributions.
www.codethink.co.ukDid you know there’s a simple way to try the most cutting-edge GNOME software?
Excellent summary by Solar Designer on oss-security of what's happened in the last two weeks in response to the #xz #backdoor:
openwall.com/lists/oss-securit…
Noteworthy:
- #OpenSSH implemented systemd notification
- #systemd moves to dlopen(3) for some dependencies
- another detailed timeline at research.swtch.com/xz-timeline
- similar social engineering takeover attempts suspected in #OpenJS and #OpenSSF
It's big announcement day! 
postmarketos.org/blog/2024/03/…
#systemd #postmarketos #linuxmobile #musl #alpinelinux #kde #gnome #sxmo #mosstodon
I just found out that in the past few months there has been work happening in @gnome to allow for encrypting user home directories using #systemd homed : thisweek.gnome.org/posts/2024/…
It appears as though this would put each home directory inside its own LUKS container that would be locked when the user logs out or the hardware suspends. This would be a major improvement to the security profile of #Linux on the desktop!
Currently, on most systems (including Linux) regular user data is only effectively protected by system encryption when the hardware is completely turned off, but not when it is suspended.
Over at Phoronix, Eric Griffith has attempted to set the record straight on X and Wayland, with assistance from X/Wayland developer Daniel Stone.lwn.net
