emanuel composed on 2016-07-28 14:14 (UTC-0700):
mint17.x has core ubuntu-14.04 and is not using systemd if it matters :)
That does not seem to be an entirely accurate statement. I booted a 17.3 DVD: $ uname -a Linux mint 3.19.0-32-generic #37~14.04.1-Ubuntu SMP Thu Oct 22 09:37:25 UTC 2015 i686 i686 i686 GNU/Linux $ cat /etc/linuxmint/info RELEASE=17.3 CODENAME=rosa EDITION="MATE 32-bit" DESCRIPTION="Linux Mint 17.3 Rosa" DESKTOP=MATE TOOLKIT=GTK NEW_FEATURES_URL=http://www.linuxmint.com/rel_rosa_mate_whatsnew.php RELEASE_NOTES_URL=http://www.linuxmint.com/rel_rosa_mate.php USER_GUIDE_URL=help:linuxmint GRUB_TITLE=Linux Mint 17.3 MATE 32-bit $ dpkg -l | egrep 'upstart|systemd|sysvinit' ii upstart 1.12.1-0ubuntu4.2 i386 event-based init daemon ii libpam-systemd:i386 204-5ubuntu20.15linuxmint1 i386 system and service manager - PAM module ii libsystemd-daemon0:i386 204-5ubuntu20.15linuxmint1 i386 systemd utility library ii libsystemd-login0:i386 204-5ubuntu20.15linuxmint1 i386 systemd login utility library ii systemd-services 204-5ubuntu20.15linuxmint1 i386 systemd runtime services ii systemd-shim 6-2bzr1 i386 shim for systemd ii sysvinit-utils 2.88dsf-41ubuntu6.2 i386 System-V-like utilities -- "The wise are known for their understanding, and pleasant words are persuasive." Proverbs 16:21 (New Living Translation) Team OS/2 ** Reg. Linux User #211409 ** a11y rocks! Felix Miata *** http://fm.no-ip.com/ -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org