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Devuan uses a compat library to provide libsystemd, so they can use Debian packages as is, without recompiling everything.

Every Debian package that linked to libsystemd, will run on Devuan with libelogind.

Filesize: 1209656 libsystemd.so.0.44.0 (Debian)
Filesize: 1085336 libelogind.so.0.40.0 (Devuan)

I think you won't encounter any problem in most cases, but the real gain is extremely small.

If you use #Devuan with sysvinit or openrc, I'd say just use #Debian instead, since Debian also support those two init systems.

Yes, a lot of work, but something that the likes of #debian could do over a couple of full releases (circa 4 years).
It would require things like the metadata of the app to include the necessary information to automate this, a bit like the proposed PURL - see phoronix.com/news/Fedora-45-Co…

For me, we are coming to a crunch point in #linux. Someone needs to decide if they want to continue with #systemd or move to something less commercially backed, someone needs to decide about #AI slop, someone needs to decide about enforced #wayland and enforced #pipewire (although the latter is not so bad).

We're at a crossroads, and if #linux is to continue to be a truly open platform, some things may need to change or fork, such that end users can have confidence that they're installing true open source software with little to no commercial interests being served, whilst protecting privacy etc.

Perhaps this is where the likes of #antix or #devuan can take up the mantle and improve their offering just a little to take it to the next logical step.

My current desktop.

Devuan GNU/Linux 6, OpenRC, XLibre and XFCE4. Nothing particularly modern or flashy, but stable, light and made to my liking.

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