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diff --git a/metadata/news/2018-01-23-systemd-blocker/2018-01-23-systemd-blocker.en.txt b/metadata/news/2018-01-23-systemd-blocker/2018-01-23-systemd-blocker.en.txt new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..17692d9b6eac --- /dev/null +++ b/metadata/news/2018-01-23-systemd-blocker/2018-01-23-systemd-blocker.en.txt @@ -0,0 +1,46 @@ +Title: systemd sysv-utils blocker resolution +Author: Mike Gilbert <floppym@gentoo.org> +Posted: 2018-01-23 +Revision: 2 +News-Item-Format: 2.0 +Display-If-Installed: <sys-apps/systemd-236-r4 + +Starting with systemd-236, the sysv-utils USE flag is enabled by +default. + +The sysv-utils USE flag controls installation of symlinks for several +key commands: + + /sbin/halt -> ../bin/systemctl + /sbin/init -> ../lib/systemd/systemd + /sbin/reboot -> ../bin/systemctl + /sbin/poweroff -> ../bin/systemctl + /sbin/runlevel -> ../bin/systemctl + /sbin/shutdown -> ../bin/systemctl + /sbin/telinit -> ../bin/systemctl + +These commands are otherwise provided by sys-apps/sysvinit. This package +is blocked by systemd when the sysv-utils USE flag is enabled. + +Enabling sysv-utils should cause Portage to un-merge sysvinit and OpenRC +if they are currently installed. emerge may emit a warning message +before doing so; if you are booting with systemd, this message is safe +to ignore. + +If you wish to keep sysvinit (and openrc) installed, you may disable the +sysv-utils USE flag locally. + +If you run into unresolvable blockers with sysv-utils enabled, ensure +that you do not have any reverse dependencies of sys-apps/sysvinit +selected (in your world file). + +Common packages to look for: + + sys-apps/sysvinit + sys-apps/openrc + net-misc/netifrc + +The equery command from gentoolkit may help track down installed +packages that depend on openrc. + + equery depends sys-apps/openrc |