On Mon, 24 Aug 2015 09:15:35 -0400, Hendrik Boom wrote:
> Is libpam-systemd needed by devuan? Because that's the only package
> I have installed that would be broken by removing systemd itself.
>
> Since it appears to have something do do with authentication, I'm
> concerned that I may not be able to log in after I've removed it to undo
> damage.

No, libpam-systemd is not needed. What you may find useful though
(depending on your scenario) is consolekit, policykit-1 and libpam-
ck-connector. You can find a alpha-2 installer walk-through here:
http://wiki.friendsofdevuan.org/doku.php/installing_devuan_1.0_jessie_alpha2

HTH, HAND
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