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  • This like comes from distrowatch. Yes means the distro is using systemd:

    • 1 CachyOS: Yes
    • 2 Linux Mint: Yes
    • 3 MX Linux: Optional
    • 4 Pop!_OS: Yes
    • 5 Debian: Yes
    • 6 Zorin OS Yes
    • 7 EndeavourOS: Yes
    • 8 Manjaro: Yes
    • 9 Fedora: Yes
    • 10 Ubuntu: Yes
    • 11 AnduinOS: Yes
    • 12 openSUSE: Yes
    • 13 Bazzite: Yes
    • 14 Nobara: Yes
    • 15 Arch Linux: Yes
    • 16 elementary OS: Yes
    • 17 antiX: No
    • 18 NixOS: Yes

    As we can see, the major popular distros use systemd.


  • Sure, if you choose a distro like Artix that doesn’t use systemd, then yes. However, the major distros use systemd and will continue to do so because it is a critical component of Linux. Once the Linux kernel has finished loading into memory, systemd takes over in user space. Major distros cannot simply switch to a fork on a whim because they need to be completely sure that it is stable and will not cause any compatibility issues.

    Let’s not forget that Ubuntu, SUSE and Red Hat are used in professional settings, so they won’t change to a fork.