systemd

E184322

init system service manager software project

systemd is a modern init system and service manager for Linux that handles system startup, process supervision, logging, and various core system functions.

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All labels observed (12)

Label	Occurrences
systemd canonical	49
systemd-networkd	3
systemd-resolved	3
systemd-homed	2
systemd-journald	2
systemd-oomd	2
systemd-udevd	2
systemd (in many Linux distributions)	1
systemd init system	1
systemd project	1
systemd-logind	1
systemd-timesyncd	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1636258 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: systemd
Context triple: [Red Hat Enterprise Linux, defaultInitSystem, systemd]

A. Dracut
Dracut is a town in northeastern Massachusetts, United States, known for its suburban character and proximity to the city of Lowell.
B. System V derivatives
System V derivatives are a family of Unix operating systems that evolved from AT&T’s UNIX System V, shaping many commercial Unix variants and standards.
C. Sistema
Sistema is a consumer food storage and kitchenware brand known for its reusable plastic containers and lunch solutions.
D. System
System is a core .NET namespace that provides fundamental classes and base types essential for building .NET applications.
E. Syslog
Syslog is a standard protocol used for message logging and event notification across network devices and computer systems.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: systemd
Target entity description: systemd is a modern init system and service manager for Linux that handles system startup, process supervision, logging, and various core system functions.

A. Dracut
Dracut is a town in northeastern Massachusetts, United States, known for its suburban character and proximity to the city of Lowell.
B. System V derivatives
System V derivatives are a family of Unix operating systems that evolved from AT&T’s UNIX System V, shaping many commercial Unix variants and standards.
C. Sistema
Sistema is a consumer food storage and kitchenware brand known for its reusable plastic containers and lunch solutions.
D. System
System is a core .NET namespace that provides fundamental classes and base types essential for building .NET applications.
E. Syslog
Syslog is a standard protocol used for message logging and event notification across network devices and computer systems.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (72)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	init system ⓘ service manager ⓘ software project ⓘ
component	hostnamectl ⓘ journalctl ⓘ localectl ⓘ loginctl ⓘ machinectl ⓘ systemctl ⓘ systemd-journald ⓘ linked to: systemd systemd-logind ⓘ linked to: systemd systemd-networkd ⓘ linked to: systemd systemd-resolved ⓘ linked to: systemd systemd-timesyncd ⓘ systemd-udevd ⓘ linked to: systemd timedatectl ⓘ
configurationFormat	.mount unit files ⓘ .service unit files ⓘ .slice unit files ⓘ .socket unit files ⓘ .target unit files ⓘ .timer unit files ⓘ
controversy	adoption debates in Linux community ⓘ
designGoal	fast boot times ⓘ improved process tracking ⓘ unified service management ⓘ
developer	Kay Sievers ⓘ Lennart Poettering ⓘ systemd community ⓘ
handles	device management integration ⓘ logging integration ⓘ network configuration integration ⓘ service supervision ⓘ system startup ⓘ time synchronization ⓘ
initialReleaseDate	2010-03-30 ⓘ
license	GPL-2.0-or-later ⓘ LGPL-2.1-or-later ⓘ
maintainer	systemd upstream maintainers ⓘ
operatingSystem	Linux ⓘ
programmingLanguage	C ⓘ
replaces	SysV init ⓘ linked to: System V init Upstart ⓘ
repository	https://github.com/systemd/systemd ⓘ
softwareGenre	init daemon ⓘ service management framework ⓘ system software ⓘ
stableReleaseVersion	256 (approximate, may change) ⓘ
supportsFeature	D-Bus activation ⓘ cgroups-based process tracking ⓘ device units ⓘ logging integration via journald ⓘ mount and automount units ⓘ on-demand starting of daemons ⓘ parallel service startup ⓘ service dependency management ⓘ socket activation ⓘ target-based boot configuration ⓘ timer units ⓘ user sessions management ⓘ
usedByDistribution	Arch Linux ⓘ CentOS ⓘ Debian ⓘ Fedora ⓘ linked to: Fedora Linux Mageia ⓘ Manjaro Linux ⓘ linked to: Manjaro Red Hat Enterprise Linux ⓘ Ubuntu ⓘ openSUSE ⓘ
usesTechnology	D-Bus ⓘ Linux control groups ⓘ
website	https://systemd.io ⓘ

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Referenced by (68)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Red Hat Enterprise Linux → defaultInitSystem → systemd ⓘ

openSUSE → defaultInitSystem → systemd ⓘ

Arch Linux → defaultInitSystem → systemd ⓘ

Slackware → doesNotUse → systemd ⓘ

Manjaro → hasInitSystem → systemd ⓘ

Fedora Kinoite → defaultInitSystem → systemd ⓘ

Gentoo Linux → supportsInitSystem → systemd ⓘ

ChromiumOS → usesInitSystem → systemd ⓘ

Trisquel → uses → systemd ⓘ

CentOS → defaultInitSystem → systemd ⓘ

Linux Mint → defaultInitSystem → systemd ⓘ

systemd → component → systemd-journald ⓘ

linked to: systemd

systemd → component → systemd-logind ⓘ

linked to: systemd

systemd → component → systemd-udevd ⓘ

linked to: systemd

systemd → component → systemd-networkd ⓘ

linked to: systemd

systemd → component → systemd-resolved ⓘ

linked to: systemd

Rocky Linux → defaultInitSystem → systemd ⓘ

AlmaLinux → supports → systemd ⓘ

systemd-boot → partOf → systemd ⓘ

CentOS Stream → defaultInitSystem → systemd ⓘ

Upstart → replacedBy → systemd ⓘ

ev3dev → supportsInitSystem → systemd ⓘ

LMDE → usesInitSystem → systemd ⓘ

Kubuntu → uses → systemd ⓘ

KDE neon → uses → systemd ⓘ

Ubuntu MATE → defaultInitSystem → systemd ⓘ

subject linked to: Ubuntu MATE (flavor)

OpenRC → alternativeTo → systemd ⓘ

Linux ecosystem → includes → systemd ⓘ

Lennart Poettering → knownFor → systemd ⓘ

Lennart Poettering → knownFor → systemd-homed ⓘ

linked to: systemd

Lennart Poettering → knownFor → systemd-oomd ⓘ

linked to: systemd

Lennart Poettering → knownFor → systemd-resolved ⓘ

linked to: systemd

Lennart Poettering → knownFor → systemd-networkd ⓘ

linked to: systemd

Lennart Poettering → notableProject → systemd ⓘ

Lennart Poettering → notableProject → systemd-journald ⓘ

linked to: systemd

Lennart Poettering → notableProject → systemd-homed ⓘ

linked to: systemd

Lennart Poettering → notableProject → systemd-resolved ⓘ

linked to: systemd

Lennart Poettering → notableProject → systemd-networkd ⓘ

linked to: systemd

Lennart Poettering → notableProject → systemd-oomd ⓘ

linked to: systemd

Lennart Poettering → notableProject → systemd-timesyncd ⓘ

linked to: systemd

Linux control groups → configuredVia → systemd ⓘ

D-Bus → usedBy → systemd ⓘ

Mageia → defaultInitSystem → systemd ⓘ

System V init → supersededBy → systemd (in many Linux distributions) ⓘ

linked to: systemd

Kay Sievers → notableWork → systemd ⓘ

Kay Sievers → worksOn → systemd init system ⓘ

linked to: systemd

Kay Sievers → contributedTo → systemd-udevd ⓘ

linked to: systemd

Xubuntu → usesInitSystem → systemd ⓘ

Lubuntu → defaultInitSystem → systemd ⓘ

Ubuntu Budgie → usesInitSystem → systemd ⓘ

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