Systemd has undeniably brought some good things to Linux. It&#x27;s much faster and less buggy than the mess SysV init was.<p>But the monolithic design is probably a hefty price to pay. However, systemd units definitions are declarative, so it&#x27;s doable to replace it with something else while keeping compatibility.<p>The scary thing is Poettering&#x27;s new aim, package managers which are at the core of what makes Linux good.