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First Look at Devuan 1.0: a Free OS Designed for Debian Fans Who Hate systemd

First look at devuan 1 0 a free os designed for debian fans who hate systemd

The final release of the long-anticipated Devuan GNU/Linux 1.0.0 “Jessie” operating system was launched yesterday, ready to conquer your laptop or workstation without including systemd, nor any systemd-related packages.

Started in November 2014, Devuan project’s goal was always to develop a fork of the Debian GNU/Linux distribution without the systemd init daemon. Why? Because the Debian GNU/Linux 8 “Jessie” operating system adopted systemd as default init replacement, a move that upset many users and developers.

It took two and a half years for Devuan GNU/Linux to reach the 1.0 milestone and offer its community a stable, secure and reliable computer operating system that’s systemd-free. While based on the latest stable Debian release, Devuan uses its own software repository that appears to mirror the upstream development.

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