Right, I understand that it’s possible; it’s just a tiny bit trickier for newbies like me :3

Oh, I definitely think it’s a good idea; I just want to be ready for any potential complications I might encounter.

Corporations (like IBM) have one goal: profit; they don’t just do benevolent acts of kindness. So why might they contribute to a ubiquitous collection of software that has low-level access and control on so many Linux systems?

Yeah, I mean IBM. It had and has ties to not-so-great governments, and I just can’t trust it.

Dang! I just got Mullvad, and I’ve been considering migrating to Artix, so that’s good to know.

Do you genuinely trust IBM?

One could say the same of operating systems. We’re all free to use Linux or BSD, but Windows being so dominant means less support for non-Windows systems.

AFAIK, neither X nor Wayland have ties to tech giants. Possibly more practically, X and Wayland both fulfil one purpose/need, whereas Systemd has some scope-creep going on, which feels a tad intentional.

Systemd kinda feels like an attempt at creating a back door for big tech and government agencies.