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karmic snow Jul 11, 2024, 8:23 PM

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Yo, I'm trying to switch between profiles, going from default/linux/amd64/23.0/desktop/plasma/systemd to efault/linux/amd64/23.0/desktop/plasma, so a switch in init from systemd to openrc. I've got a few blocked packages after running emerge -auDNpv @world (https://paste.gentoo.zip/BXiU44Tm). I want to know if it is safe to force unmerge systemd which to my understanding could clear this, or how else I should proceed.

emerge --info - https://paste.gentoo.zip/ypKSMQzM
/var/lib/portage/world - https://bpa.st/4SQA

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Safely rectify blocked packages during profile change

coral zephyr Jul 11, 2024, 8:24 PM

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try running emerge -a1 dbus

karmic snow Jul 11, 2024, 8:25 PM

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coral zephyr try running `emerge -a1 dbus`

systemd causes a block here too.

coral zephyr Jul 11, 2024, 8:26 PM

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what does emerge -av1 dbus say?

karmic snow Jul 11, 2024, 8:26 PM

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Lemme get it in a paste for ya

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https://paste.gentoo.zip/Mq35cpgz

coral zephyr Jul 11, 2024, 8:28 PM

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what does emerge --depclean -a systemd do?

karmic snow Jul 11, 2024, 8:29 PM

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No packages get selected.

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There's plenty of reverse dependencies though

coral zephyr Jul 11, 2024, 8:32 PM

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what about emerge -1a plasma-meta?

karmic snow Jul 11, 2024, 8:33 PM

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Same systemd blockage.

coral zephyr Jul 11, 2024, 8:34 PM

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what's the output?

karmic snow Jul 11, 2024, 8:36 PM

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https://paste.gentoo.zip/CrtiJx6M

coral zephyr Jul 11, 2024, 8:39 PM

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fun, what does emerge --depclean --verbose systemd say?

karmic snow Jul 11, 2024, 8:41 PM

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https://paste.gentoo.zip/8kK8By1i

karmic snow Jul 11, 2024, 9:20 PM

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If I could oneshot force unmerge systemd, upgrade and then depclean all the other stuff it could work out but I don't know if unmerging systemd on a running system is exactly safe.

coral zephyr Jul 11, 2024, 10:15 PM

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karmic snow If I could oneshot force unmerge systemd, upgrade and then depclean all the othe...

it's in ram so it is fine in theory, ive done this before but not with a plasma profile though

karmic snow Jul 11, 2024, 10:16 PM

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Would it be best to do the rest of the work from a terminal with SDDM (and plasma) dead in that case?

karmic snow Jul 12, 2024, 2:24 AM

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coral zephyr it's in ram so it is fine in theory, ive done this before but not with a plasma ...