User:Sertonix/Freedom of choice

Bootloaders

• See: Bootloaders
• Not supported: systemd-boot

libc

Name	Support	Notes
musl	Full	Default
glibc	None	Running glibc programs

initramfs

Name	Support	Notes
mkinitfs	Full	Default
dracut	Full
booster	Full
tinyramfs	None
without	None	may require custom kernel

• See also: Initramfs init

pid 1

Name	Support	Notes
busybox init	Full	Default
s6-linux-init	Needs testing
dumb-init	Needs testing	For containers
runit-init	Needs testing	runit-init starting OpenRC
epoch	Needs testing
sinit	None
Felker init	None
systemd	None

service manager

Name	Support	Notes
OpenRC	Full	Default
runit	As OpenRC service
s6-rc	In development ?
daemontools	Needs testing
daemontools-encore	Needs testing
supervisor	Needs testing
dinit	None	unofficial test
busybox runit	None
svc	None
sysmgr	None
upstart	None
sysmgr	None
systemd	None

system logs

Name	Support	Notes
busybox syslog	Full
rsyslog	Full
syslog-ng	Full
systemd-journald	None

• See also: Syslog

device manager

Name	Support	Notes
busybox mdev	Full	Default docs
mdevd	Full
eudev	Full
smdev	None
vdev	None
systemd-udev	None

• libudev replacement when not using eudev: libudev-zero

Power Managment

Name	Support	Notes
busybox acpid	Full	Default
acpid	Full
elogind	Needs testing
systemd-logind	None

DHCP client

Name	Support	Notes
busybox udhcpc	Full	Default
dhcpcd	Full
dhclient	Full
sdhcp	None

Wi-Fi

• See: Wi-Fi

seat/session managnent

Name	Support	Notes
elogind	Full
seatd	Full	seats only
systemd-logind	None

login

Name	Support	Supports PAM	Notes
busybox login	Full	No	Default
greetd	Full	Yes	requires greeter
shadow-login	Full	Yes
util-linux-login	Full	Yes
systemd-logind	None	Yes

shell utils

Todo: distinguish between coreutils similar and util-linux similar

Name	Support	Notes
busybox	Full	Can't be uninstalled
toybox	Full
util-linux	Full
coreutils	Full
sbase	Needs testing
ubase	Needs testing

shell

Name	Support	Notes
busybox ash	Full	Default
bash	Full

• This is non extensive list.
• Change default shell

su

Name	Support	Notes
sudo	Full
doas	Full	sudo shim using doas: doas-sudo-shim
without	Full

ssl

Name	Support	Notes
openssl	Full	Default
libressl	Needs testing
bearssl	Needs testing

• See also: consider LibreSSL as default OpenSSL provider again

cron

Name	Support	Notes
cronie	Full
dcron	Full
fcron	Full
vixie-cron	None
scron	None
systemd-timer	None

ssh

Name	Support	Notes
openssh	Full
dropbear	Full

Desktop

• See: Desktop environments and Window managers