Re: Integration with systemd

[Martin Steigerwald <martin@lichtvoll.de>]

Adam D. Barratt - 01.11.19, 07:47:48 CET:
> On Fri, 2019-11-01 at 00:54 +0100, Svante Signell wrote:
> > On Thu, 2019-10-31 at 22:40 +0100, Marco d'Itri wrote:
> > > On Oct 31, Svante Signell <svante.signell@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > When elogind enters testing there would be many more people
> > > > running
> > > > Debian with sysvinit/elogind. elogind is needed for desktop
> > > > usage
> > > > when not using systemd as PID 1.
> > > 
> > > elogind is already in testing: I will be delighted to see how the
> > > number  of testing/unstable users running sysvinit will change in
> > > November.
> > 
> > Marco, I think your information about elogind is not up-to-date:
> > https://tracker.debian.org/pkg/elogind
> > 
> > testing migrations:
> >     excuses:
> >         Migration status for elogind (239.3+20190131-1+debian1 to
> > 
> > 241.3-1+debian1): Will attempt migration (Any information below is
> > purely informational)
> 
> No, Marco's statement was entirely correct, and proved so by your own
> quote above.
> 
> That line says that elogind 239.3+20190131-1+debian1 is currently in
> testing, and that an updated version is attempting to migrate. A
> version of elogind has been in testing for 10 months now.

But this is the version where it is still difficult to switch over. It 
usually involves uninstalling the desktop and installing it again. Also 
as to what I know it needs a package "that is not supposed to exist" 
from Debian experimental

So asking for this version how many will adopt it, in my viewpoint, is 
kind of unfair. I migrated two desktop laptops and it was not exactly 
fun with at least the second one. With the first it worked a bit 
smoother.

As long as it involves that hassle, likely only a few will migrate.

-- 
Martin