Draft:s6

s6
Developer(s)	Laurent Bercot
Written in	C
Operating system	Linux
Type	System software; Process supervisor; Service manager;
Website	skarnet.org/software/s6/

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Declined by Liance 54 days ago. Last edited by Liance 54 days ago. Reviewer: Inform author.

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s6 is an init providing system and service supervision in Linux. With associated managers, 66 or s6-rc, various daemons and utility functionalities including event logging and device, login and network connection management are provided.

History

Laurent Bercot started s6 to replace systemd in Linux.

Etymology

The name is a contraction of the acronym for "skarnet.org's small and secure supervision software suite".^[1]

Design

Ancillary components

Beside its primary purpose of providing a Linux init system, the software suite provides functionality listed under the heading Commands. Also refer to the software page.

Configuration of s6

Current versions of packages use Linux ./configure.^[2]

Adoption

Linux distribution	Date added to software repository^[a]	Enabled by default?	Date released as default	Runs without?
Obarun Linux	May 2016	Yes	May 2016	No
Devuan	—	No	—	Yes

Reception

s6 is required in Obarun Linux and is under consideration as an option in Devuan.

Notes

^ Dates are for the general availability release.

References

^ Refer to the bottom of the s6 page.
^ Refer to the bottom of the Software page.

External links

[3] Dates are for the general availability release.

[name-1] Refer to the bottom of the s6 page.

[configure-2] Refer to the bottom of the Software page.

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[2]

[a]

v t e Service management in Unix-like systems
Portable implementations	init Initng OpenRC runit
Operating-system-specific	Linux systemd Upstart macOS launchd SystemStarter Solaris Service Management Facility
Process supervision tools	daemontools monit runit