On Mon, Dec 23, 2013 at 02:07:06AM +0200, Alan McKinnon wrote: > On 23/12/13 01:56, Lee wrote: > > Hi, I installed Gentoo a long time ago with the desktop/gnome profile > > set. Now, I don't use gnome (i use fluxbox). However since I have the > > use tags, many gnome libraries were pulled in over time. > > > > Now, since the upgrade to gnome 3.8, Portage updates result in a > > conflict because the gnome libs need systemd, which conflicts with udev. > > > > Instead of making the switch to systemd, I decided to change my profile > > to plain desktop (no gnome). Since I don't have gnome desktop, it was > > relatively simple for the system to update itself. > > > > My only questions are, will cups and hplip function in a 'gnomeless' > > system, and are there any other gotchas to be aware of? > > > > printing will work regardless of whether you have gnome or not. > cups is what it is, it is not a gnome app. > > I don't know of any gotchas with removing gnome (I usually call that a > feature with huge benefits...). All that a profile is, is a bunch of > pre-configured settings. It's a starting point and the contents of your > settings in /etc/portage modifies them. Portage will sort everything out > when you emerge -avuND world and give you what you need according to > your config >
That's a relief! I didn't think the upgrade to systemd was worth the trouble.
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