I know this is an odd topic… however, is there any thought in offering archlabs with an init other than systemd?
I don’t know how viable that would be. Archlabs is mainly just arch with a lot of customization to some of the DE/Window managers. I think it is more work than the devs would want to deal with.
As I recall this question was asked a while back shortly after ArchLabs started and the answer was “no”; in part for the reason that @TimApple points out.
There is always Artix Linux if you want Arch with a different init. I’ve never used it, but others seem to like it.
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Unfortunately this isn’t on the cards for us, at least in our immediate future.
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Just by way of closing my end of the discussion, here is the init effort I thought might differential archlabs (positively) from arcolinux, manjaro, artix and the other arch derivatives, down the road. I would assume anything like this portends a significant effort.
https://www.gnu.org/software/shepherd/
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You assumed correctly 
Since none of the team are against systemd we have no reason to produce a non-systemd version.
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Hello manyroads, fancy seeing you here 
If you’ve already installed ArchLabs then you can try https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Init — shepherd is available in the AUR.
Likewise! 
I hang out in lots of places, as it looks like you do as well. I might try using one of the other inits. Right now I’m in the midst of working a few new builds… arch and Debian based. I guess I need to get a life. 
FWIW… I stumbled across this.
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Interesting indeed.