It looks like systemd 256 will officially debut as stable in the near future with systemd 256-rc3 being released today and not tacking on any new features compared to the prior release candidates.

Systemd 256 is bringing with it [1]run0 as a sudo alternative , [2]systemd-vpick and importctl as new tools, the systemd-ssh-generator, better OpenSSL 3.x support, systemd-uikfy now supports Zboot kernels, continued systemd-homed enhancements, [3]a new systemd.crash-action option , a new journal.storage credential, "systemctl kill --wait", and many other changes.

With systemd 256-rc3 are no additional release note worthy features/changes compared to systemd 256-rc2. It's looking like systemd 256 is settling down and will see its stable release soon.

Those wanting to run through all of the prominent systemd 256 changes in full or spin up systemd 256-rc3 on your own system can find all the details up on [4]GitHub .



[1] https://www.phoronix.com/news/systemd-run0

[2] https://www.phoronix.com/news/systemd-256-rc1

[3] https://www.phoronix.com/news/systemd-256-rc2

[4] https://github.com/systemd/systemd/releases/tag/v256-rc3