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List:       gentoo-user
Subject:    Re: [gentoo-user] Fresh install and problem with net.* init.d script
From:       Yohan Pereira <yohan.pereira () gmail ! com>
Date:       2013-07-23 12:32:49
Message-ID: 20130723122049.GA3605 () dethkomp
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On 23/07/13 at 07:06am, Tanstaafl wrote:
> On 2013-07-22 6:08 PM, Alan McKinnon <alan.mckinnon@gmail.com> wrote:
> > I wonder why you didn't have dbus installed.
> 
> I don't have dbus installed either, but I'm still on the old udev.
> 
> I've been planning on updating it this weekend (so I'll have time to 
> deal with any issues), but when I do an emerge -pvuDN world, dbus is NOT 
> in the list of things to install.
> 
> So, since you didn't actually answer his question, I'll ask it again...
> 
> Is dbus actually *required* for even a server system? Is this 
> requirement only for the new udev? If so, why is it not getting pulled 
> in on my system? And if so, why is my system working now without it?
> 

The OP mentioned he selected the desktop profile thats probably why it
got pulled in. Dbus is not required with the default profile. 

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- Yohan Pereira

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