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On Sun, Jun 8, 2014 at 1:26 PM, Tanstaafl <tanstaafl@×××××××××××.org> wrote: |
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> First question: is there a decent guide to installing a gentoo system from |
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> scratch using systemd as the init system? |
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I've done this a few times on VMs. Just follow the handbook, but skip |
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steps about configuring hostname/timezone/locale/etc since systemd |
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does this (but do set up locale.gen). Then follow the systemd install |
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guide. If you follow both guides to completion you won't hurt |
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anything, but you'll just end up configuring some things twice (but |
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systemd does migrate some of your settings over). |
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> Second question: is there a decent guide to how to switch from OpenRC to |
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> systemd? |
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Yes, the systemd wiki page is the best place to go for this. It is |
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pretty straightfoward. |
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The only thing I'd do differently is just use networkd. The guide |
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doesn't include that yet. |
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cat > /etc/systemd/network/dhcp.network |
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[Match] |
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Name=en* |
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[Network] |
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DHCP=yes |
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--- end file --- |
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(as long as you keep the extension you can call that file whatever you |
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want, and if your interface doesn't match that glob you can tweak it) |
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Also, if you have any network filesystems be sure to set the _netdev |
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option in fstab. |
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> Third question: is there a decent guide on how to switch from systemd back |
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> to OpenRC, if I encounter any serious problems on a production box? |
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For the most part you can just change the init setting on your kernel |
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line to switch back and forth. You'll end up using udev packaged with |
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systemd, but for the most part that shouldn't cause too many problems. |
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Oh, if you're using dracut there is a chance it won't realize you |
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aren't running systemd in your kernel and that could cause some issues |
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(I was getting some of that before I intended to cut over to systemd |
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in my last migration, but I didn't mess with it for long). |
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Just keep in mind that immediately following the migration you won't |
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have any services enabled. That means no network, no sshd, etc. |
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Starting that stuff up is pretty easy, but it is just like having a |
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fresh OpenRC install. |
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Rich |
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