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Author: Hendrik Boom
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To: dng
Old-Topics: Re: [DNG] Why Debian 8 Pinning is (or isn't) pointless
Subject: [DNG] with or without libsystemd0
On Mon, Jul 18, 2016 at 08:54:44AM -0400, fsmithred wrote:
> On 07/16/2016 05:12 AM, Rick Moen wrote:
> > You probably wouldn't even like removing libsystemd0 entirely and
> > replacing it with an 'equivs' recipe, which could also be done if one
> > really, really, really were concerned.
> >
> > But, for those interested in that technique, see: 'How To Satisfy
> > Debian Dependencies Without Installing The Stupid Package' on
> > http://shallowsky.com/blog/linux/install/blocking-deb-dependencies.html
>
>
> Pretty cool trick. I tried it and got mixed results. I'm running without
> libsystemd0 here, so I can't have gvfs-daemons. That means there's no
> trash icon on the desktop and removable drives don't show up on the
> desktop when they're plugged it.
>
> With a dummy equivs libsystemd0, I get a trash icon that works, but the
> removable drives don't show up on the desktop. When I remove the dummy
> package and install the real libsystemd0, removables show up and
> mount/eject work as expected.


So it does look as if libsystemd0 does do something.

-- hendrik