Am 11.11.2014 um 01:58 schrieb Miles Fidelman: > Michael Biebl wrote: >> Am 11.11.2014 um 00:43 schrieb Miles Fidelman: >>> Michael Biebl wrote: >>>> Am 11.11.2014 um 00:14 schrieb Miles Fidelman: >>>> >>>>> Ok, then explain to me the procedure for running the installer in >>>>> such a >>>>> way that systemd is never installed, thus avoiding any potential >>>>> problems that might result from later uninstallation all the >>>>> dependencies that systemd brings in with it. >>>> Please be specific. What problems of of dependencies are you talking >>>> about? >>>> >>>> >>> I've run into all together too many cases of dependency hell when >>> uninstalling software. And the closer that software gets to the "core" >>> of the system, and the more packages that it brings in with it, the more >>> likely one is likely to run into dependency hell. >> [..] >> >>> That kind of dependency. >> Sorry, but that is not what I asked for. I asked for "specifics". >> Your answer doesn't contain any specific problem which would make me >> able to reproduce any problem. >> >> I've tested various use cases and "apt-get install -y sysvinit-core" >> always did the right thing. >> >> Please show me an example where it doesn't. >> > > Frankly, no. 40 years of experience administering various kinds of > systems gives me some perspective. I've had enough experience with > dependency hell on Debian (apt is phenomenal, expect when it isn't), and > I've been reading enough bug reports and discussions on debian-devel and > debian-user, that I don't need to waste time installing unstable, buggy > software to tell me that all this stuff is going to cause me all kinds > of trouble and waste all kinds of time that I really don't have to > waste, just to verify instincts that I've come to trust over the years. Well, I trust hard facts and testing over your instincts. And those tell me, that you're claims are unfounded. -- Why is it that all of the instruments seeking intelligent life in the universe are pointed away from Earth?
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