On 8/18/2019 3:19 PM, Brian wrote: > On Sun 18 Aug 2019 at 12:17:59 +0200, john doe wrote: > >> On 8/17/2019 8:15 PM, Brian wrote: >>> On Tue 13 Aug 2019 at 20:07:49 +0200, john doe wrote: >>> >>>> Hi, >>>> >>>> While upgrading the dbus deamon, I get the following: >>>> >>>> "A reboot is required to replace the running dbus-daemon. >>>> Please reboot the system when convenient." >>>> >>>> >>>> I have no plan to reboot that server, what are the pros and cons of not >>>> doing that or how can I avoid rebooting altogether? >>> >>> In the light of Curt's reference to #805449 and your reluctance to >>> provide any extra information on the server setup you have in mind, >>> your plan will have to accomodate reality. Reboot and be done with >>> it. >>> >> >> From reading this thread, here's what I understand: >> >> Despide the word desktop being thrown everyware (URL of the page given >> in this thread, ...) it has now moved to be use or at the very least >> installed, on non-desktop host. >> >> If the above is correct, is there a rule to determine if dbus is required? >> Relying on apt/apt-get is something that I'm not comfortable with! :) > > The -s option to apt could make you feel more comfortable if you are > concerned about damaging the system. Otherwise, 'aptitude why dbus'. >
Thank you, Apt/apt-get will do what I tell it to do but what I don't understand is on what bases should I remove dbus. In other words, in what cases is dbus not redondent/when do I need dbus on a non-desktop environment. -- John Doe
