On Wed, Nov 20, 2013 at 08:32:47PM -0500, Rob Owens wrote: > On Tue, Nov 19, 2013 at 07:19:45PM -0500, Rob Owens wrote: > > I run a testing system that I depend on to get work done on a daily > > basis. I noticed today that a dist-upgrade wanted to install systemd. > > I've never used systemd -- is there anything to fear? For those who > > have installed it, does the system handle the switch from the old init > > scripts, or is there a lot of manual intervention and time required? > > > I've read most of the responses, but not all of them yet. Thanks to > those who offered suggestions. > > I don't use Gnome, but it probably was installed on this system at one > point. So I'll check and see if there is any Gnome stuff left to purge. > I removed gnome-packagekit, which in turn removed some of its dependencies (using aptitude). Now a dist-upgrade does not ask to install systemd. > > I will read up on systemd some more, starting with the links posted in > this thread. I don't know much about it, admittedly, except that it's > gotten some bad press (valid or not, I don't really know). So I'm > being cautious. > I read just about all of those threads, and I felt like my eyes were going to fall out. I didn't learn much, because the opinions on systemd are so polar. But I did at least learn some things that I want to research for myself about systemd. So I've created a VM to do just that. Thanks for everyone's input. -Rob
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