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From: Daniel Frey <djqfrey@×××××.com>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Removing openrc after installing systemd
Date: Fri, 26 Dec 2014 15:56:34
Message-Id: 549D8527.1070803@gmail.com
In Reply to: [gentoo-user] Removing openrc after installing systemd by Alec Ten Harmsel
1 On 12/26/2014 07:10 AM, Alec Ten Harmsel wrote:
2 > Just curious; is this even possible? `emerge --depclean --ask --verbose
3 > sys-apps/openrc` gives:
4 >
5 > Calculating dependencies... done!
6 > sys-apps/openrc-0.12.4 pulled in by:
7 > @system requires sys-apps/openrc
8 > net-misc/netifrc-0.2.2 requires >=sys-apps/openrc-0.12
9 > virtual/service-manager-0 requires sys-apps/openrc
10 >
11 > wat? netifrc is a bunch of udev/networking stuff; I use wicd, is this
12 > even necessary? FYI, `emerge --depclean --ask --verbose netifrc` gives:
13 >
14 > Calculating dependencies... done!
15 > net-misc/netifrc-0.2.2 pulled in by:
16 > sys-apps/openrc-0.12.4 requires net-misc/netifrc
17 >
18 > I'd rather not have both installed, although it doesn't really matter
19 > that much. It makes sense that @system requires virtual/service-manager,
20 > but why on earth does systemd not provide that virtual? I just checked
21 > the ebuild and eclass to make sure.
22 >
23 > Alec
24 >
25
26 I installed systemd some time ago but I'm keeping openrc around in case
27 it doesn't boot.
28
29 I wonder if it's possible to remove openrc and have systemd only, I've
30 never tried...
31
32 These are just the scripts and support stuff openrc uses for networking,
33 I myself would keep it around in case the other methods fail.
34
35 Dan