Devuan is a Linux Distro Without systemd. Why Should You Use It? | Linux Today

Devuan is a Linux Distro Without systemd. Why Should You Use It?

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Martins Divine Okoi
Aug 24, 2018

Because Devuan is virtually a replica of Debian except that it doesn’t use systemd, this article will be to highlight the differences between both OSes (starting with the most important,) so that you can see why you may prefer one over the other.

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Martins Divine Okoi

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