Re: Insidious systemd
On 2019-05-29, Vincent Lefevre <vincent@vinc17.net> wrote:
> On 2019-05-28 22:16:27 +0100, Liam O'Toole wrote:
>> On 2019-05-27, Patrick Bartek <patrick.bartek@gmail.com> wrote:
>> > Hi, all!
>> >
>> > Needing to convert this box from wired ethernet to wireless, I searched
>> > for a suitable network manager and wicd looked good: No desktop
>> > environment dependencies (I use a window manager Openbox and single
>> > lxpanel), compatibility with Openbox, etc. Imagine my surprise when
>> > during the simulated install (I always check), I discovered systemd
>> > init was set to replace sysvinit. I had converted Stretch to the
>> > latter during its install last year, but left the systemd libraries.
>> >
>> > There was no mention of this wicd caveat or any systemd dependency
>> > anywhere. Obviously, there were. What other things does systemd do
>> > that users are unaware and contrary to their wishes? I wonder . . .
>> >
>> > After more investigating, I came across wifi-radar whose simulated
>> > install doesn't muck my system. Any suggestions for something
>> > better? I could just go with iwconfig or iw? No big deal. I've done
>> > it before. But being lazy, if I can find an app to do the work, so
>> > much the better.
>> >
>> > Thanks for any input.
>> >
>> > B
>>
>> Are you trolling? You need to talk to the maintainers of wicd and ask
>> them why there is a systemd dependency.
>
> He shouldn't. I've a machine that is still under sysvinit, and
> I can install wicd without any dependency issue.
>
Then the dependency is not a hard one, and OP is free to not install
systemd if he wishes. There's nothing "insidious" about it.
--
Liam
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