Re:Systemd 254 released, deprecating sysvinit scripts
by Karellen on Friday July 28, 2023 @11:33AM
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As someone else has pointed out, this is only a deprecation at this point.
For comparison, support for `cgroups v1` which is being removed in this release, was described as "legacy", and to be removed in a later version, happened with systemd v233 released in March 2017. That's more than 6 years between deprecation and removal.
Also, `cgroups v1` systems were marked as "tainted" starting in v248 released in March 2021.
Based on that, you've probably got a few years yet before your sysv scripts actually start breaking, and you'll probably get a more visible heads-up a couple of years before it actually happens.
For comparison, support for `cgroups v1` which is being removed in this release, was described as "legacy", and to be removed in a later version, happened with systemd v233 released in March 2017. That's more than 6 years between deprecation and removal.
Also, `cgroups v1` systems were marked as "tainted" starting in v248 released in March 2021.
Based on that, you've probably got a few years yet before your sysv scripts actually start breaking, and you'll probably get a more visible heads-up a couple of years before it actually happens.