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What is Systemd?

A system and service manager for Linux that initializes the system and manages services, logging, and more.

Systemd replaced the traditional SysVinit system in most modern Linux distributions. It manages the boot process, starts and stops services (units), handles logging via journald, and provides tools for system configuration.

Key commands include systemctl for service management and journalctl for log viewing. Systemd uses unit files to define service configurations.

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