X-Git-Url: http://www.opopop.net/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?p=reminder;a=blobdiff_plain;f=Debian_Jessie_with_eudev_instead_of_udev_from_systemd.mdwn;h=6667037308402ae7127fb201032eacf7cc5e4389;hp=0e9fad90b999cb796a964360083d4abac8941a94;hb=8a148705b5d20fdea9201728205a51a9b15aa0d4;hpb=3e13060ac57a0aaf0f2a26229a01fa1707bdf897 diff --git a/Debian_Jessie_with_eudev_instead_of_udev_from_systemd.mdwn b/Debian_Jessie_with_eudev_instead_of_udev_from_systemd.mdwn index 0e9fad9..6667037 100644 --- a/Debian_Jessie_with_eudev_instead_of_udev_from_systemd.mdwn +++ b/Debian_Jessie_with_eudev_instead_of_udev_from_systemd.mdwn @@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ Mate](http://www.opopop.net/Avoid_systemd_on_Debian_Jessie_with_Mate/), I noticed that eliminating *systemd* won't be fully accomplished without also using an alternative to *udev*. -I will show here that it is possible to use *eudev* to reach that -goal. *eudev* is originally a Gentoo project, and it has been packaged +I will show here that it is possible to use [*eudev*](https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Eudev) +to reach that goal. *eudev* has been packaged for the latest Devuan distribution, see that [announcement](https://dev1galaxy.org/viewtopic.php?id=1888). So it should be easy to port that for straight Debian. @@ -18,6 +18,9 @@ goal is to obtain a smooth upgrade from the *udev* and *libudev* packages in Jessie (as it is what I am using). To ensure that, the new packages will provide the old names. +My modifications were aimed at redusing the number of dependencies of the packages +and to correct the Devuanisms present in the installation/removal scripts. + For your convenience, all of the source files and the .deb packages (for i386) are here: @@ -60,8 +63,9 @@ hard with the package versioning system, but they are harmless. ## Final remarks It should be obvious, but the process above is intended for a Jessie -system without systemd as the init process. Actually it has only be -tested in that framework. +installation without systemd as the init process, as the one described +[here](http://www.opopop.net/Avoid_systemd_on_Debian_Jessie_with_Mate/). +Actually it has only be tested in that framework. The only issue encountered was about firmare loading. The Jessie kernel 3.16 handles radeon uvd in a way which makes me loose