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Bug#891810: hplip not installable without systemd



Quoting Didier 'OdyX' Raboud (2018-03-04 11:36:21)
> Le dimanche, 4 mars 2018, 01.10:33 h CET Juliusz Chroboczek a écrit :
> > > > I most respectfully disagree -- I should be able to install the 
> > > > hpps binary without installing systemd.
[...]
> > This can be achieved in many ways, including splitting the package, 
> > or replacing a Depends with a Recommends somewhere.  Please be so 
> > kind as to think about it rather than try to kick me out.
> 
> I thought about it, and my definitive answer is no. PolicyKit is 
> important for software like hplip, and it needs the 'systemd' package. 
> Point.

Is PolicyKit _required_ for _all_ uses of hplip?

Otherwise I believe hplip should only recommend policykit: The purpose 
of "Recommends" is to permit "exotic" uses, which I believe this is - 
unless hplip *cannot* work *at* *all* wothout PolicyKit in place.


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