Hi. On Tue, Sep 15, 2020 at 07:28:34PM -0700, Marc Shapiro wrote: > So, my question is: Can I replace systemd with sysvint and still keep MATE?
Exibit 1 (mate-core and systemd-sysv are installed): # apt install sysvinit-core systemd- ... The following packages will be REMOVED: caja dbus-user-session gvfs gvfs-backends gvfs-daemons libpam-systemd ... systemd systemd-sysv udisks2 The following NEW packages will be installed: initscripts insserv startpar sysv-rc sysvinit-core Exibit 2: # apt install sysvinit-core systemd- udisks2 ... udisks2 : Depends: libpam-systemd but it is not going to be installed Exibit 3: # apt install sysvinit-core systemd- policykit-1 ... The following packages have unmet dependencies: policykit-1 : Depends: libpam-systemd but it is not going to be installed So, to answer your question. It may be possible to keep assorted MATE programs (text editor, terminal, etc) and have sysvinit-core installed. But everything that makes MATE the DE (i.e. file manager, panel, session, etc) is tied to either udisks2 or policykit, and you cannot keep those (both require libpam-systemd) and have sysvinit-sysv. Even if you cheat it with equivs, and create a replacement package for libpam-systemd, both udisks2 or policykit - you'll just break those and leave yourself with non-mounting storage media and without the ability to suspend and poweroff. Reco
