Re: Systemd start that won't stop
On 2019-08-09 13:53 -0400, Curt Howland wrote:
> On 8/9/19, Curt Howland <Howland@priss.com> wrote:
>> Hi. New Buster install.
>> [ ***] A start job is running for Hold until boot process finishes (2h
>> 54m 38s / no limit)
>
> Those asterisks are also red, and moving left to right, the same as
> seen during shutdown when something won't politely die.
>
> Only two things look interesting to me under "list units::
> # systemctl list-units
> getty@tty1.service loaded inactive
> dead start Getty on tty1
> plymouth-quit-wait.service loaded activating
> start start Hold until boot process f
>
> Since tty1 would be the console, it makes sense that it would be dead.
> I have no idea what a "plymouth" is.
So you probably have no idea why it is installed in the first place?
Just curious, because there is a huge rise for plymouth in the number of
popcon submissions[1] since the Buster release, and I wonder why.
Cheers,
Sven
1. https://qa.debian.org/popcon.php?package=plymouth
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