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Re: systemd alternative for Jessie?



	Hi.

On Wed, 14 Oct 2015 17:36:40 +0100
Lisi Reisz <lisi.reisz@gmail.com> wrote:

> On Wednesday 14 October 2015 17:06:09 Reco wrote:
> > 	Hi.
> >
> > On Wed, 14 Oct 2015 15:18:23 +0100
> >
> > Lisi Reisz <lisi.reisz@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > On Wednesday 14 October 2015 10:33:48 tomas@tuxteam.de wrote:
> > > > That depends on your expectations wrt desktop. If you target a fat DE,
> > > > it'll be difficult (for Gnome perhaps nigh impossible dunno).
> > >
> > > I understood that Gnome3 depends on systemd.
> >
> > That's not correct assumption (as of jessie, at least).
> 
> It's not an assumption.  I just understood that that was the case because 
> someone had said it.  I do not use it, and don't mind about it, so hadn't 
> checked.  The only thing I assumed about Gnome3 was that I wouldn't like it, 
> and when I saw it I didn't.

I quit using Gnome back in '07. But to answer whenever X depends on Y
one does not need to use X or Y. 'apt-cache' or two is usually enough.


> Is it the case in Sid or Stretch?  Question, not assumption.

A quick glance on "gdm3" and "gnome-shell" dependencies shows that
things are the same in current testing and sid as of now.

As you surely know, everything in testing or sid is changing
constantly, so I won't rely on this in the long run if I was you.

Reco


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