[systemd-devel] Antw: Re: Antw: [EXT] Service activation

[Ulrich Windl]

>>> Michael Biebl <mbiebl at gmail.com> schrieb am 14.02.2022 um 09:58 in Nachricht
<CAGWsdOjQo841mnX0VD0eTZZ5zCROrm9gJJVvTFhrfJSd5k0s=w at mail.gmail.com>:
> Am Mo., 14. Feb. 2022 um 09:42 Uhr schrieb Wols Lists
> <antlists at youngman.org.uk>:
>> I doubt it. Documentation is excellent at reminding you what you already
>> knew. It's piss poor at getting a newbie started.
> 
> The existing documentation of systemd is extensive and well written
> but indeed probably not very well suited to get you started learning
> the various concepts of systemd.

Having a set of documents, "where everything is described somewhere" actually isn't very helpful to a beginner.
Some conceptional overview with "drill-down links" is needed.

> Being scattered across dozens of man pages and blog posts doesnt't
> help with that either.

Correct!

> 
> What I really like about upstart back in the days was the
> documentation they provided in the form of a cookbook:
> https://upstart.ubuntu.com/cookbook/ 
> 
> I really miss something like that for systemd.

I agree, too.

Regards,
Ulrich