[LAU] New Computer

[David W. Jones]

On May 20, 2018 8:17:40 AM HST, Will Godfrey <willgodfrey at musically.me.uk> wrote:
> On Sat, 19 May 2018 22:57:51 +0200
> Fons Adriaensen <fons at linuxaudio.org> wrote:
> 
> >I installed devuan on a Lenovo X240 a few days ago (and I'm using it
> to
> >write this). So far it's working very well. Happy to get rid of
> systemd,
> >which may have been a good idea at the start but by now has become a
> >uncontrolable mess (and therefore a security risk). Startup doesn't
> seem
> >to be slower. I'll install another laptop next week, and if all goes
> >well devuan makes a very good chance of replacing archlinux as my 
> >preferred distro.
> 
> It was the network startup that was causing the delay -sorted now.

FWIW, I've seen to startup speed difference on my systems between Debian (init) and Debian (systemd).
 
But I can't guarantee that. When Debian first switched to systemd, I had problems with it trying to mount my CIFS shares before it had set up the network connection. And during updates, it still announces that start/stop is no longer supported for a couple of running services. How long ago did Debian Testing switch to systemd?

I think I'll put Devuan on one of my desktop partitions and see how it goes. Init I understood much better than the complexities of systemd!

> >See you at the LAC !
> 
> :)
> 
> Looking at the provisional schedule, I'm wondering when I'll be able
> to fit in essential feeding and watering :o

Especially beering! ;)

Closest I get to LAC is having a Linux-using friend who is currently in Germany attending an Early Music Festival somewhere along the Elbe. I tease him that he's going to come back 800-1000 years ago.

I'll have to bombard him with brand new music from LAC and the list when he gets back. Although he liked Jeanette's Bach recordings earlier.

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