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On Thu, Aug 30, 2012 at 09:29:49AM +0800, Bill Kenworthy wrote |
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> I am installing a new system and would like to go udev/systemd less. |
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> I have dumped gnome3 for lxde and find it a lot more usable and stable |
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> but I would like to know if anyone has gone down the mdev and lxde path? |
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I use ICEWM (see my sig), but testing for lxde on my system is |
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relatively simple. Note all the ebuild subdirectories in |
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/usr/portage/lxde-base To build all of these, I have to unmask dbus, |
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and add the "lxde" flag for x11-misc/obconf. I.e... |
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USE="lxde policykit" emerge -pv lxappearance lxde-common lxde-icon-theme lxde-meta lxdm lxinput lxlauncher lxmenu-data lxpanel lxpolkit lxrandr lxsession lxsession-edit lxshortcut lxtask lxterminal menu-cache |
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...shows (on my machine)... |
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Total: 39 packages (39 new), Size of downloads: 19,718 kB |
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If you don't mind dbus, you should be OK without udev. dbus is |
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required by lxpolkit and lxdm. I don't know if lxde will function |
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without lxpolkit and lxdm, but they didn't get pulled in, when I ran... |
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USE="lxde" emerge -pv lxappearance lxde-common lxde-icon-theme lxde-meta lxinput lxlauncher lxmenu-data lxpanel lxrandr lxsession lxsession-edit lxshortcut lxtask lxterminal menu-cache |
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...shows (on my machine)... |
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Total: 33 packages (33 new), Size of downloads: 15,149 kB |
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Check on an lxde forum if you want further info on whether lxpolkit |
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and lxdm are really required for lxde. |
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BTW, Google's Chrome/Chromium "browser" wants udev and dbus. dbus is |
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an absolute must. I think you can get away with putting udev in |
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package.provided. Apparently, it's only needed for gamepad support. |
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Walter Dnes <waltdnes@××××××××.org> |
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I don't run "desktop environments"; I run useful applications |
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