Thanks..... Will the Horizon installer be included in the RC2 install images?
On Sat, 25 Jul 2020, 4:33 am A. Wilcox, <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello all, > > ConsoleKit2 is abandoned upstream[1] and has crashing bugs that are > difficult to debug[2]. elogind implements mostly the same features, and > even our most staunch bloat-opposers agree that replacing CK2 with > elogind makes sense, since at their core they are both fd.o projects > that implement similar APIs in similar ways. > > This change will take affect with RC2, which will be released some time > within the next week. > > > FAQ: > > "What will I need to do?" > ------------------------- > > If you use a display manager on boot up, you will need to run the > following commands as root: > > # rc-update del consolekit > # rc-update add elogind default > > To become root, open a Terminal window (such as Konsole or QTerminal) > and run "su", then enter your root / administrative passphrase. > > > "Does this mean we're giving in to systemd?" > -------------------------------------------- > > No. Even FreeBSD is working on an elogind-type system. All "modern" > desktop environments use this API. It is exposed over D-Bus. It does > not mean we are shipping systemd, nor that we plan to ship systemd. > > > "Will this affect my computer in any way?" > ------------------------------------------ > > Possibly. Some hard-to-pin-down KDE bugs may be caused by our use of > CK2 instead of elogind. Similarly, XFCE's power management applet > crashing on start up may be fixed by this change. There should be no > *removal* of features, but there may be some addition. > > > "Can I keep using ConsoleKit?" > ------------------------------ > > This is not supported. You may be able to do this by pinning CK2 before > upgrading to RC2 in your world file, as so: > > # apk add consolekit2 > # apk add '!elogind' > > This will prevent you from upgrading KDE Plasma past 5.18.4.1, as our > 5.18.5 packages will require elogind. Please remember that if you do > this, your system is not running a supported configuration. > > *Do not request support if something breaks after doing this!* > > > "Where was this decision made? Why wasn't the community involved?" > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > > The community was involved. This decision was made in our IRC channel, > #Adelie, on irc.interlinked.me. Comments were heard from over a dozen > community members. > > > Best to you and yours, > --arw > > > [1]: Last commit was December 2017: > https://github.com/ConsoleKit2/ConsoleKit2/commits/master > > [2]: https://github.com/ConsoleKit2/ConsoleKit2/issues/115 > > -- > A. Wilcox (awilfox) > Project Lead, Adélie Linux > https://www.adelielinux.org > > _______________________________________________ > Ad?lie Users mailing list -- [email protected] > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] >
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