New systemd update will bring Windows’ infamous Blue Screen of Death to Linux Systemd is used by Debian, Arch, Fedora, Ubuntu, and many downstream distros.

One of these updates is a long-standing feature from Windows that is finally making its way to Linux, the Blue Screen of Death or BSOD. Windows users know all about the Blue Screen of Death, a ...

This update, version 255, adds a boatload of new features to the controversial init system, and one of them is the aforementioned Blue Screen Of Death feature that will pop up when a system crashes.

It’s part of a new update to systemd that’s rolling out now. ... Much like how the Blue Screen of Death originated in Windows, Linux’s version will be used as an emergency tool to log errors.

Recently, Microsoft released a Windows update that accidentally crashed a wrecking ball into systems that dual-boot Linux. This wasn't supposed to happen but Linux users who dual-boot Linux and ...

Have you seen the dreaded Blue Screen of Death on your Windows 11 PC since installing an update? You’re not alone, and Microsoft has now confirmed the problem. It did so in a support document ...

Windows update paralyzes Linuxes again With the Windows updates from August 13, various Linux installation media no longer boot. This is due to outdated boot loaders that have now been blocked.

A Windows security update released in August 2024, known as KB5041585, caused issues for users running dual-boot systems with Windows 11 and various Linux products like Ubuntu, ...

So a large swath of the Linux community could end up adopting the new errors messages. However, Systemd could also drop the BSOD approach. The release notes currently say it's “experimental and ...