QUOTE(ourodala @ Apr 27 2018, 16:35)

My server is running debian and I run void on my thinkpad. Not having to deal with systemd is a good feeling.
You can use System V init in Debian. Getting rid of systemd altogether is annoyingly tricky, though possible.
I swear anything poettering touches becomes crap instantly. A friend wanted to try Ubuntu (I don't like Ubuntu much anymore, but I decided to help him anyway). Upon installing it, I discovered the reason that he couldn't resolve any URL's was that Systemd now apparently has a DNS resolution subsystem as part of its creeping feature set. Replacing it with dnsmasq fixed everything.