Dale <rdalek1...@gmail.com> wrote: > wabe wrote: > > Dale <rdalek1...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > >> wabe wrote: > >>> Hi, > >>> > >>> emerge wants to install eudev. Now I wonder if this is ok > >>> and if so, how I can do this without breaking my system. > >>> > >>> Any help is greatly appreciated. > >>> > >>> This is the output from emerge: > > [...] > >> I switched mine back when eudev was new and not even stable yet. > >> It was as simple as unmerge udev and emerge eudev. I don't recall > >> even doing a reboot, which I rarely do here anyway. > > THX for your answer. > > > > That's also what I normally do in such a case but I was not sure if > > the systems keeps running when I remove udev. I will make a backup > > before I remove udev. Then I should be on the safe side. > > > > But I wonder why portage wanna change udev to eudev on my system. It > > seems that this is not the case for everyone else. I'm using a > > stable hardened gentoo system and did not change USE flags or other > > settings. Just started my regular update process. > > > > @R0b0t1: THX also for your answer. > > > > -- > > Regards > > wabe > > > > > > > Add the -t option and it should show what is pulling it in. I don't > know why, I always forget to add that when something confusing happens > on my end but I always think about it when it happens to someone > else. I think it could be age related. lol
Thanks for the hint. I will use -t from now on. Unfortunately it didn't gave me more information than I already had from using some "equery d" commands. Whatever. I unmerged udev and merged eudev. Now everything seems to be ok on my gentoo system. -- Regards wabe
