PeppermintOS Without Systemd More Popular Than the 'Standard' Edition?

Dr. Roy Schestowitz

2022-08-08 18:52:23 UTC
Modified: 2022-08-08 18:52:23 UTC

Days ago: As Lennart Moves to His 'Mother Ship' (Microsoft), Will Devuan Become the 'New Debian'?

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Summary: PeppermintOS without systemd has more seeders than the "default" or the standard edition of the GNU/Linux distro; maybe they should consider making Devuan the default base system

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PeppermintOS Without Systemd More Popular Than the 'Standard' Edition?

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