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From: steve g <Sgonedes1977@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: SysVinit vs BSDinit
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Marco Moock <mm@dorfdsl.de> writes:

> Hello!
>
> The package sysvinit-scripts provides the init scripts, but they are not
> located in /etc/init.d, but in /etc/rc.d, like FreeBSD does.
>
> Some people say Slackware provides SysVinit, some BSD-like init.
>
> What are the differences here?
>


 
> IIRC FreeBSD does not have run levels.

 I was going to say runlevels.

The basic idea these days is systemd. Slackware doesn't use systemd. it
uses run levels. Slackware is easier to use for me.