[TriLUG] Locked Out Linux box (Denouement)

[Steve Litt via TriLUG]

On Mon, 23 Oct 2017 10:41:09 -0400
Paul Boyle via TriLUG <trilug at trilug.org> wrote:

> OpenSuSE was great
> up until about version 12.2 or 12.3 when systemd was introduced.
> Versions 13.1 and 13.2 were a slight improvement, but I began to feel
> more and more that I wasn't in charge of the computer (even as root).
> For example, doing a simple 'ls -ltr' (as root) on a user's home
> directory would "stall" for over 90 seconds sometime.

CENTOS is systemd too. If systemd continues to be a bother on CENTOS,
consider some of the sans-systemd alternatives:

* Devuan

* Void Linux

* Funtoo

* Several others

I've used Void Linux for a couple years and am so in love with it my
wife has hired a private detective.

HTH,

SteveT

Steve Litt 
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