A while back, I got a thinkpad off of Ebay. I had been planning on putting a different distro on it, since I was getting tired of Ubuntu again. This lead me to search out non systemd distros.
After a brief search, I settled on Void Linux a runit or Openrc based distro. You can choose the init system you want instead of being stuck with a elephantine octopus like systemd.
It's been a fantastic switch for me, I have had a limited learning curve to be functional and choose what I want to install and do with my system.
I recommend it personally to those looking for a system that they have total control over what is installed and don't want to stick with the systemd distros, for whatever reason.
You will have to read documentation. You will have to pay attention to notes and announcements. However, I haven't had a breaking update from Void like I did when I ran Arch.
Try Void and let me know what you think.
