Hi Mark,

On Mon, Feb 17, 2025 at 10:37:39AM +0000, Mark Hindley wrote:
> Alejandro,
>
> On Mon, Feb 17, 2025 at 11:06:47AM +0100, Alejandro Colomar wrote:
> > Maybe more concerning than the recommended package, are the ones that
> > will be installed. I don't know if those are okay. Could you please
> > confirm?
> >

> >     systemd-boot-efi systemd-repart systemd-ukify

>
> A quick look indicated diffoscope Recommends systemd-ukify which then Recommends
> the other 2.
>
> I have no in-depth experience of any. You can always remove them or even prevent
> apt installing them in the first with the --no-install-recommends flag.

I can't do that, because diffoscope doesn't work well if some
recommended packages aren't installed, IIRC. I don't remember the
exact details, but I had that issue in the past.

> I don't see anything to suggest they are at odds with Devuan's primary purpose
> of avoiding systemd as PID1.

Okay. I don't know those packages either, so let's install them. :)

>
> HTH.

It does! :-)


Cheers,
Alex

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