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By default, Archlinux launch a user instance of systemd; and (as always), there is a wiki explaining what it does: https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Systemd/User
But I am somewhat confused about how it integrates with the DE. Most major DE seem to manage themselves most of the features that the systemd/User daemon is supposed to manage (startup of services, session management,etc...). This left me confused about a "clean" configuration; I mean I want to avoid enabling two systems managing the same thing, which inevitably will lead to conflicts. My instinct would be to disable systemd/User entirely in /etc/pam.d/system-login and let the DE manage the session. Will I loose any functionality doing this? Do the (common) DE need or use systemd/User somehow?
Please note that I am only talking about systemd/User, not the system wide instance of systemd, the role of which I understand. I am currently on Xfce but my question is rather general (I change from DE sometimes). I would be interested with a Gnome or KDE focused answer too.
Last edited by olive (2016-01-17 14:09:18)
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