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On Tuesday, 2 April 2019 23:31:51 BST Peter Humphrey wrote: |
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> Hello list, |
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> I'm installing a new xfce4 system on a 4-core 32-bit Celeron box, and |
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> portage is insisting that I install encryption software, whether I want it |
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> or not. I don't. |
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> The requirement seems to come from this line in the libblockdev ebuild: |
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> IUSE="bcache +cryptsetup device-mapper dmraid doc escrow lvm kbd test +tools |
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> vdo" |
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> Can anyone tell me why a utility library is imposing both cryptsetup and |
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> raid on me, neither of which I either need or want? |
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> Incidentally, I also have cryptsetup on this plasma box, regardless of need |
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> - though I do use raid here. |
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I am not familiar with its full gamut of features and functionality, but from |
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what I understand it intends to support MDRAID, DEVICE MAPPER and LUKS - see |
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here under the sections MDRAID and CRYPTO/LUKS: |
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https://github.com/storaged-project/libblockdev/blob/master/features.rst |
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Regards, |
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Mick |