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On Friday 06 Jun 2014 12:18:09 Rich Freeman wrote: |
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> That would be udev. It has been around long before systemd, and you |
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> must have missed the huge flamewar when they renamed it to |
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> systemd-udevd. Maybe we'll see "java" renamed to |
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> "java-by-oracle-with-ask-toolbar" next. :) |
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TBH I wouldn't be surprised. At least java offers a choice of avoiding it. |
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;-) |
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> If you ever migrate to systemd you really just need to set USE=systemd |
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> and install systemd. Portage will swap out your udev in the process, |
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> though nothing there will really change as systemd and udev install |
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> the same udev components. There is a guide for installing systemd |
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> that you should follow which gets into all the details. |
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I didn't miss the flamewar. Actually I recall joining in the fun and posting |
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the odd message about systemd. I know that I could use eudev or systemd-udev |
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(or even mdev as kindly shared in this list by Walter). |
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I am mostly happy with openrc and therefore have no reason to move to the |
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systemd monoculture, unless gentoo falls in line with Debian et al. and leaves |
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me no choice. |
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Regards, |
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Mick |
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