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runit vs sysvinit

A side-by-side look at runit and sysvinit. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.

runit

runit

System & Hardware

runit is a service supervision suite used to control processes and services on Unix-like operating systems. It is lightweight, customizable, and follows a simple yet robust process supervision scheme.

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sysvinit

sysvinit

Os & Utilities

Sysvinit is a system and service manager for Linux and other Unix-like operating systems. It provides a system initialization system that boots the system, starts essential services, and handles service control and supervision. It has been the traditional init system for Linux until being replaced by systemd.

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