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rockskontoday at 5:22 AM3 repliesview on HN

I just want a single tool that has a known, generalized set of capabilities on just about every distribution.

Systemd's obsession with remaking every single wheel in Linux has been aggravating enough. Please don't do it again.


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hn_throw2025today at 8:20 AM

Ironic choice of example…

Before systemd presented a generalised interface, there were significant differences in the init and service management systems between the popular Red Hat and Debian families of distros.

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beaudidlytoday at 7:36 AM

What’s with the hostility of someone making something that’s useful for themselves and sharing it with others?

Underphiltoday at 6:35 AM

No-one is stopping you from using netstat.