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Bug #769728 [systemd] Logind does not start properly on freshly installed
minimal systems
Bug #772700 [systemd] systemd-logind.service fails to start if dbus is missing
Bug #775971 [systemd] systemd-logind is installed on minimal install, but
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Hey Michael,
Michael D [2015-01-22 5:29 +]:
When performing a new installation of Jessie using the current installer,
but without selecting anything on the tasksel screen (not even basic system
libraries), systemd-logind will error and fail to start on boot.
Michael D [2015-01-22 6:36 +]:
What exactly does systemd-logind do
See man systemd-logind(8) for a description. It also has some URLs at
the bottom for further docs.
and why do I get the feeling it isn't the only thing broken by lack
of dbus?
Could be; on a desktop you always want/need
but D-BUS is rather
uncommon in the server world (and a bit frowned upon, too).
I was just trying to figure out why some of my servers have it, and it
turns out openjdk-7-jdk depends on the non-headless JRE, which in turn
recommends some packages that depend on dbus.
I might open a bug for
