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Re: dbus-deamon avoiding reboot after upgrade

From Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk>
Newsgroups linux.debian.user
Subject Re: dbus-deamon avoiding reboot after upgrade
Date 2019-08-15 19:00 +0200
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On Wed 14 Aug 2019 at 07:36:21 +0200, john doe wrote:

> Hi Rico, and thanks for your answer.
> 
> On 8/13/2019 9:25 PM, Reco wrote:
> > On Tue, Aug 13, 2019 at 08:07:49PM +0200, john doe wrote:
> >> I have no plan to reboot that server, what are the pros and cons of not
> >> doing that
> >
> > Pro: keeping uptime
> > Con: keeping previous, possibly buggy, version for dbus running.
> >
> >> or how can I avoid rebooting altogether?
> >
> > dbus is not mandatory and is redundant for typical server software.
> > If you don't need it - just uninstall it. Simple as that.
> >
> 
> okay, dbus is only required when a DE (Gnome,Mate, ...) is present.
> If I'm correct, and given the fact that I don't use a DE, I could look
> at safely remove it?

You are not correct. 'apt rdepends dbus' is worth looking at.
> 
> In other words, why is dbus a dependency when no DE is installed or what
> are the corner cases when dbus is needed without a DE.

Those setting up a print server would likely not see a corner case here.

-- 
Brian.

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dbus-deamon avoiding reboot after upgrade john doe <johndoe65534@mail.com> - 2019-08-13 20:10 +0200
  Re: dbus-deamon avoiding reboot after upgrade Reco <recoverym4n@enotuniq.net> - 2019-08-13 21:30 +0200
    Re: dbus-deamon avoiding reboot after upgrade john doe <johndoe65534@mail.com> - 2019-08-14 07:50 +0200
      Re: dbus-deamon avoiding reboot after upgrade Reco <recoverym4n@enotuniq.net> - 2019-08-14 08:50 +0200
        Re: dbus-deamon avoiding reboot after upgrade Sven Hartge <sven@svenhartge.de> - 2019-08-14 09:00 +0200
          Re: dbus-deamon avoiding reboot after upgrade Reco <recoverym4n@enotuniq.net> - 2019-08-14 09:30 +0200
            Re: dbus-deamon avoiding reboot after upgrade Curt <curty@free.fr> - 2019-08-14 10:30 +0200
      Re: dbus-deamon avoiding reboot after upgrade Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2019-08-15 19:00 +0200
        Re: dbus-deamon avoiding reboot after upgrade <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2019-08-15 19:20 +0200
          Re: dbus-deamon avoiding reboot after upgrade Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2019-08-15 20:50 +0200
            Re: dbus-deamon avoiding reboot after upgrade <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2019-08-15 21:10 +0200
              Re: dbus-deamon avoiding reboot after upgrade Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2019-08-15 21:50 +0200
                Re: dbus-deamon avoiding reboot after upgrade Reco <recoverym4n@enotuniq.net> - 2019-08-16 09:00 +0200
                Re: dbus-deamon avoiding reboot after upgrade Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2019-08-16 12:20 +0200
                Re: dbus-deamon avoiding reboot after upgrade Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2019-08-16 20:20 +0200
                Re: dbus-deamon avoiding reboot after upgrade Reco <recoverym4n@enotuniq.net> - 2019-08-16 21:40 +0200
                Re: dbus-deamon avoiding reboot after upgrade Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2019-08-17 00:30 +0200
                Re: dbus-deamon avoiding reboot after upgrade Reco <recoverym4n@enotuniq.net> - 2019-08-17 12:00 +0200
                Re: dbus-deamon avoiding reboot after upgrade Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2019-08-17 13:20 +0200
            Re: dbus-deamon avoiding reboot after upgrade Tixy <tixy@yxit.co.uk> - 2019-08-15 23:20 +0200
              Re: dbus-deamon avoiding reboot after upgrade Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2019-08-15 23:40 +0200
                Re: dbus-deamon avoiding reboot after upgrade Reco <recoverym4n@enotuniq.net> - 2019-08-16 09:00 +0200
                Re: dbus-deamon avoiding reboot after upgrade Greg Wooledge <wooledg@eeg.ccf.org> - 2019-08-16 14:50 +0200
                Re: dbus-deamon avoiding reboot after upgrade Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2019-08-16 16:30 +0200
          Re: dbus-deamon avoiding reboot after upgrade Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2019-08-15 21:00 +0200
        Re: dbus-deamon avoiding reboot after upgrade john doe <johndoe65534@mail.com> - 2019-08-16 11:10 +0200
          Re: dbus-deamon avoiding reboot after upgrade Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2019-08-16 12:10 +0200
            Re: dbus-deamon avoiding reboot after upgrade <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2019-08-16 12:30 +0200
              Re: dbus-deamon avoiding reboot after upgrade Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2019-08-16 12:50 +0200
                Re: dbus-deamon avoiding reboot after upgrade Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2019-08-16 13:00 +0200
                Re: dbus-deamon avoiding reboot after upgrade <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2019-08-16 13:10 +0200
                Re: dbus-deamon avoiding reboot after upgrade Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2019-08-16 13:20 +0200
                Re: dbus-deamon avoiding reboot after upgrade <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2019-08-16 13:30 +0200
                Re: dbus-deamon avoiding reboot after upgrade Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2019-08-16 13:50 +0200
                Re: dbus-deamon avoiding reboot after upgrade <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2019-08-16 14:00 +0200
                Re: dbus-deamon avoiding reboot after upgrade <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2019-08-16 13:00 +0200
          Re: dbus-deamon avoiding reboot after upgrade <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2019-08-16 12:30 +0200
  Re: dbus-deamon avoiding reboot after upgrade Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2019-08-17 20:20 +0200
    Re: dbus-deamon avoiding reboot after upgrade john doe <johndoe65534@mail.com> - 2019-08-18 12:30 +0200
      Re: dbus-deamon avoiding reboot after upgrade Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2019-08-18 15:20 +0200
        Re: dbus-deamon avoiding reboot after upgrade Reco <recoverym4n@enotuniq.net> - 2019-08-18 17:00 +0200
          Re: dbus-deamon avoiding reboot after upgrade john doe <johndoe65534@mail.com> - 2019-08-19 09:30 +0200
            Re: dbus-deamon avoiding reboot after upgrade Reco <recoverym4n@enotuniq.net> - 2019-08-19 09:40 +0200
              Re: dbus-deamon avoiding reboot after upgrade john doe <johndoe65534@mail.com> - 2019-08-19 10:00 +0200
                Re: dbus-deamon avoiding reboot after upgrade Reco <recoverym4n@enotuniq.net> - 2019-08-19 10:50 +0200
                Re: dbus-deamon avoiding reboot after upgrade Andrei POPESCU <andreimpopescu@gmail.com> - 2019-08-19 21:10 +0200
                Re: dbus-deamon avoiding reboot after upgrade Reco <recoverym4n@enotuniq.net> - 2019-08-19 21:20 +0200
              Re: dbus-deamon avoiding reboot after upgrade Bastien Durel <bastien@durel.org> - 2019-08-19 10:50 +0200
                Re: dbus-deamon avoiding reboot after upgrade Reco <recoverym4n@enotuniq.net> - 2019-08-19 11:00 +0200
                Re: dbus-deamon avoiding reboot after upgrade Bastien Durel <bastien@durel.org> - 2019-08-19 12:00 +0200
                Re: dbus-deamon avoiding reboot after upgrade Reco <recoverym4n@enotuniq.net> - 2019-08-19 12:10 +0200
                Re: dbus-deamon avoiding reboot after upgrade Greg Wooledge <wooledg@eeg.ccf.org> - 2019-08-19 16:20 +0200
                Re: dbus-deamon avoiding reboot after upgrade Bastien Durel <bastien@durel.org> - 2019-08-19 18:20 +0200
        Re: dbus-deamon avoiding reboot after upgrade john doe <johndoe65534@mail.com> - 2019-08-18 17:00 +0200

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