Ubuntu 17.10 Won't Ship with Upstart and CGManager As Unity 8 Is Being Dropped

Ubuntu 17.10 Won't Ship with Upstart and CGManager As Unity 8 Is Being Dropped

Users won't be able to install and run the Unity 8 session

  • Linux
  • By Marius Nestor
  • August 18th, 2016
Canonical to Replace Upstart with systemd for Ubuntu 16.10's Session Startup

Canonical to Replace Upstart with systemd for Ubuntu 16.10's Session Startup

The next major release of Ubuntu will bring new technologies

  • Linux
  • By Silviu Stahie
  • May 11th, 2015
Linux Mint Will Continue to Provide Both Systemd and Upstart, Users Will Choose

Linux Mint Will Continue to Provide Both Systemd and Upstart, Users Will Choose

The developers are waiting for systemd to mature

Ubuntu 15.04 Users Can Switch Off Systemd and Use Upstart

Ubuntu 15.04 Users Can Switch Off Systemd and Use Upstart

15.04 is the first Ubuntu version to ship with systemd

  • Linux
  • By Silviu Stahie
  • March 9th, 2015
Ubuntu 15.04 Now Has Systemd by Default

Ubuntu 15.04 Now Has Systemd by Default

The switch from Upstartd to systemd has been made

Ubuntu 15.04 Desktop Flavor to Switch to Systemd on March 9

Ubuntu 15.04 Desktop Flavor to Switch to Systemd on March 9

It was only a matter of time until Systemd became default

  • Linux
  • By Silviu Stahie
  • January 12th, 2015
Systemd and Upstart Comparison and Usage on Ubuntu 15.04 Detailed in Great New Wiki

Systemd and Upstart Comparison and Usage on Ubuntu 15.04 Detailed in Great New Wiki

The community has put together a fantastic new wiki

Upstart 1.13 Is Now Available for Download

Upstart 1.13 Is Now Available for Download

The new stable release of Upstart is now available for download on Softpedia

Mark Shuttleworth Shows Why Open Source Is Awesome, Ubuntu to Adopt Systemd

Mark Shuttleworth Shows Why Open Source Is Awesome, Ubuntu to Adopt Systemd

This decision follows the conclusion of the systemd vs. Upstart Debian debate