Comment Re:The idea of variant (var) (Score 1) 729
var var = "binks";
I'm not sure what the issue is here.
If you're looking to avoid using systemd, move to a distro that doesn't use systemd. (I think Mint still uses upstart and Gentoo uses openrc.) Otherwise, do the legwork to support the init system you want to use.
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