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On Mon, Dec 23, 2013 at 02:07:06AM +0200, Alan McKinnon wrote: |
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> On 23/12/13 01:56, Lee wrote: |
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> > Hi, I installed Gentoo a long time ago with the desktop/gnome profile |
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> > set. Now, I don't use gnome (i use fluxbox). However since I have the |
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> > use tags, many gnome libraries were pulled in over time. |
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> > Now, since the upgrade to gnome 3.8, Portage updates result in a |
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> > conflict because the gnome libs need systemd, which conflicts with udev. |
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> > |
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> > Instead of making the switch to systemd, I decided to change my profile |
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> > to plain desktop (no gnome). Since I don't have gnome desktop, it was |
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> > relatively simple for the system to update itself. |
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> > My only questions are, will cups and hplip function in a 'gnomeless' |
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> > system, and are there any other gotchas to be aware of? |
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> printing will work regardless of whether you have gnome or not. |
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> cups is what it is, it is not a gnome app. |
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> I don't know of any gotchas with removing gnome (I usually call that a |
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> feature with huge benefits...). All that a profile is, is a bunch of |
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> pre-configured settings. It's a starting point and the contents of your |
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> settings in /etc/portage modifies them. Portage will sort everything out |
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> when you emerge -avuND world and give you what you need according to |
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> your config |
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That's a relief! I didn't think the upgrade to systemd was worth the |
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trouble. |
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