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First hint: it's a mess -- don't do it on a critical machine. |
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(My main machine is ~amd64 and that's why I'm doing it on virtual |
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~amd64 machines first.) |
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The new gnome-shell demands that systemd be installed, even if you |
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don't intend to use it. |
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The latest systemd conflicts with udev because the udev project |
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has been rolled into systemd, which now provides all of the files |
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previously installed by udev. |
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Therefore your machine will still boot without udev because systemd |
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installs all the udev files. You don't need to start or use systemd |
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if you don't want to, but the systemd package must be installed |
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*before* you reboot and after removing udev. |
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Removal of udev has caused a few (temporary) problems with useflags, |
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because a few packages still depend directly on udev instead of the |
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newer (!systemd ? udev) which means accept either one but not both. |
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That will get fixed soon, I'm sure. |
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The right way to upgrade gnome is probably to remove every gnome |
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package on the machine, which will avoid many of the conflicts I've |
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had to fight for the last two days -- but of course I did it the hard |
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way instead :) |
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You can try emerge -au gnome-light early in the update, which is |
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simpler than emerging gnome in all its immensity, but that's no |
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guarantee of success -- I'm sure you'll still run into conflicts |
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between packages and useflags, but it might be a bit easier. |
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When you see conflicting packages that won't install, I suggest |
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deleting both packages immediately -- let portage sort out the |
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conflicts. Just keep removing packages until portage finally |
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stops complaining. |
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Beware of pambase, however. I finally took Canek's advice and |
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removed consolekit from the machine and unset the useflag for |
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all packages, including pambase and polkit. I'd suggest you |
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get pambase and polkit re-installed with the proper useflags |
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before you try to reboot. Dunno if that's mandatory, but I did |
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it that way and had no problems (yet). |
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I've finished updating my virtual gentoo systemd machine now, |
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but I'm still fighting with the virtual openrc machine and I'm |
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not sure how it will turn out. More tomorrow :) |
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