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On Tue, Jul 23, 2013 at 07:06:18AM -0400, Tanstaafl wrote: |
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> On 2013-07-22 6:08 PM, Alan McKinnon <alan.mckinnon@×××××.com> wrote: |
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> > I wonder why you didn't have dbus installed. |
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> I don't have dbus installed either, but I'm still on the old udev. |
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> I've been planning on updating it this weekend (so I'll have time to |
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> deal with any issues), but when I do an emerge -pvuDN world, dbus is NOT |
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> in the list of things to install. |
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> So, since you didn't actually answer his question, I'll ask it again... |
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> Is dbus actually *required* for even a server system? Is this |
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> requirement only for the new udev? If so, why is it not getting pulled |
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> in on my system? And if so, why is my system working now without it? |
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This is a server on my LAN. You draw your own conclusion. No dbus installed. |
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mingdao@server ~ $ eix sys-apps/dbus |
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* sys-apps/dbus |
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Available versions: 1.6.8 ~1.6.8-r1 1.6.10 1.6.12 {{X debug doc selinux static-libs systemd test}} |
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Homepage: http://dbus.freedesktop.org/ |
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Description: A message bus system, a simple way for applications to talk to each other |
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mingdao@server ~ $ eix sys-fs/udev |
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[I] sys-fs/udev |
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Available versions: 197-r8^t 200^t 204^t ~205^t **9999^t {{acl doc +firmware-loader gudev hwdb introspection keymap +kmod +openrc selinux static-libs}} |
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Installed versions: 204^t(02:40:22 PM 06/26/2013)(acl firmware-loader kmod openrc -doc -gudev -hwdb -introspection -keymap -selinux -static-libs) |
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Homepage: http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/systemd |
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Description: Linux dynamic and persistent device naming support (aka userspace devfs) |
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[I] sys-fs/udev-init-scripts |
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Available versions: 23^t 25^t 26^t **9999^t |
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Installed versions: 26^t(02:40:36 PM 06/26/2013) |
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Homepage: http://www.gentoo.org |
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Description: udev startup scripts for openrc |
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Found 2 matches. |
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mingdao@server ~ $ |
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Happy Penguin Computers >') |
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126 Fenco Drive ( \ |
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Tupelo, MS 38801 ^^ |
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support@×××××××××××××××××××××.com |
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662-269-2706 662-205-6424 |
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http://happypenguincomputers.com/ |
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A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text. |
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Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing? |
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A: Top-posting. |
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Q: What is the most annoying thing in e-mail? |
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Don't top-post: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Top_post#Top-posting |
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