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Re:Linux From Scratch ends SysVinit support by varjag on Tuesday February 03, 2026 @07:40AM (#46870296)
Most of those files are device/fs/network drivers and various arch support. The core you need to comprehend is not that much larger than systemd.
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Re:Linux From Scratch ends SysVinit support by its_magic on Tuesday February 03, 2026 @06:03PM (#46878663)
Or to put it another way, systemd has grown to become so large and complex it's like a kernel unto itself.
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