Re: NetBSD basics.

[Benny Siegert <bsiegert%gmail.com@localhost>]

On Thu, Jan 5, 2023 at 7:32 PM <peter%easthope.ca@localhost> wrote:
> * In Linux, systemd is contentious.  NetBSD appears to have init but
> not systemd. What's the situation in NetBSD?

The situation is very simple, in that there is no systemd.

However, this occasionally means trouble when porting some software
from Linux that assumes that systemd is present. IIRC, GNOME is one of
those.

> * Some systems allow choice of alternatives glibc and musl. What's the
> situation in NetBSD?

Neither. It comes with its own libc.

One important difference between any BSD operating system and Linux is
that the BSDs ship kernel, userland, libraries etc. as a single unit,
the "base system". Any additional apps are installed via ports,
packages or pkgsrc. So there is typically a single libc -- the one in
the base system -- and that's it.

You might find yourself enjoying this tighter integration of system
components :)

-- 
Benny