systemd installed and running in default desktop
I installed the default devuan desktop package today, using the devuan installer, and on my first boot, instead of using the graphical (edit: was originally: "installer" ) greeter, I proceeded to C-M-F1 for a command-line login. Upon logging in, I received a message:
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error message: systemd-logind[3096]: failed to start user service: unknown unit: user@1000.service
- When I later escalated to su, I received a similar error message.
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ps -aux | grep systemd
- shows a root process for /lib/systemd/systemd-logind
- The same command on any Manjaro/OpenRC flavor I use yields no systemd processes whatsoever.
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dpkg -l |grep systemd
- systemd 215-17+deb8u3
- systemd-shim 9-1
- sysv-rc 2.88dsf-59.2+devuan2
- sysvinit-core 2.88dsf-59.2+devuan2
- sysviniit-utils 2.88dsf-59.2+devuan2
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Again, comparing with Manjaro/OpenRC, the only package with even a passing reference to systemd is:
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pacman -Q | grep systemd
- eudev-systemdcompat 228-1
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pacman -Q | grep systemd
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sources.list
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deb-src http://us.mirror.devuan.org/merged/ jessie main non-free contrib
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deb http://security.debian.org/ jessie/updates main contrib non-free
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deb-src http://security.debian.org/ jessie/updates main contrib non-free
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jessie-updates, previously known as 'volatile'
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deb http://us.mirror.devuan.org/merged/ jessie-updates main contrib non-free
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deb-src http://us.mirror.devuan.org/merged/ jessie-updates main contrib non-free
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jessie-backports, previously on backports.debian.org
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deb http://us.mirror.devuan.org/merged/ jessie-backports main contrib non-free
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deb-src http://us.mirror.devuan.org/merged/ jessie-backports main contrib non-free
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Further testing, and its results yield more questions:
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aptitude why systemd (result: xfce4-power-manager recommends systemd)
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apt-get remove xfce4-power-manager
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apt-get autoremove (removes not just systemd, but also systemd-shim and its bunch of dependencies)
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apt-get --no-install-recommends install xfce4-power-manager
Upon laptop reboot, and gui login, the xfce4-power-manager functions to the extent that it:
1] responds to the pressing the power button with it dialog, and that dialog will successfully logout, suspend, shut sown, reboot.
1.1] However, hibernate did not seem to work. It flickered the screen, and did a complete shutdown.
2] The xfce4 panel has a power manager widget. All of its functions work. Hibernate is not offered there as an option.
3] 'xfce4-power-manager --customize' has options for responding to laptop lid closure, which are not working (tested for options 'lock-screen' and 'suspend'. Running 'acpi_listen' shows that the lid closure is being detected. Other acpi events are recognized and function as expected, ie screen brightness.
Re-installing systemd-shim did not change any of this, so I'm curious why at this point its needed. I uninstalled it a second time.
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