How to install systemd on Ubuntu 14.10 and Official Ubuntu 14.10 Flavors. Switching init systems on Ubuntu 15.04.
As we know that the latest release of Debian 8.0 Jessie and Ubuntu 15.04 “Vivid Vervet” comes with systemd instead of Upstart. However Ubuntu 14.10 and the official flavors still use Upstart. But, you can easily install systemd on Ubuntu 14.10 “Utopic Unicorn” and its official flavors.
systemd – An alternative boot manager
systemd is a system and session manager for Linux, compatible with SysV and LSB init scripts. systemd is a suite which acts as a system service manager. It runs as PID 1 and starts the rest of the Linux Ubuntu system. systemd provides aggressive parallelization capabilities, uses socket and D-Bus activation for starting services.
It is very crucial as it controls on-demand starting of daemons and keeps track of processes using Linux control groups. It is the one which maintains mount and automount points and implements dependency-based service control logic. systemd manages virtual machines, system accounts, runtime directories and settings, network time synchronization, log forwarding, and name resolution for Linux Ubuntu Systems.
Also Read: How To Switch Off & Disable Systemd in Ubuntu 15.04
Switching init systems on Ubuntu 15.04. Use Upstart in Ubuntu 15.04; How To Switch Off & Disable Systemd in Ubuntu 15.04. Switch to upstart for a single boot or permanent switch back to upstart on Ubuntu 15.05 System.
Install Systemd On Ubuntu 14.10 Utopic Unicorn & Official Flavors
To install and use systemd on Ubuntu 14.10 or a derivative system, do:
sudo apt-get install systemd-sysv
sudo apt-get remove upstart-sysv
sudo update-initramfs -u
sudo reboot
Once you have restarted your system, choose *Ubuntu, … (systemd) from your grub menu.