On 09/08/2019 21.15, Sven Joachim wrote: > On 2019-08-09 13:53 -0400, Curt Howland wrote: > >> On 8/9/19, Curt Howland <[email protected]> wrote: >>> Hi. New Buster install. >>> [ ***] A start job is running for Hold until boot process finishes (2h >>> 54m 38s / no limit) >> Those asterisks are also red, and moving left to right, the same as >> seen during shutdown when something won't politely die. >> >> Only two things look interesting to me under "list units:: >> # systemctl list-units >> [email protected] loaded inactive >> dead start Getty on tty1 >> plymouth-quit-wait.service loaded activating >> start start Hold until boot process f >> >> Since tty1 would be the console, it makes sense that it would be dead. >> I have no idea what a "plymouth" is. > So you probably have no idea why it is installed in the first place? > Just curious, because there is a huge rise for plymouth in the number of > popcon submissions[1] since the Buster release, and I wonder why. > > Cheers, > Sven
Good day Sven,
It seems to be pulled by "task-gnome-desktop", either by
dependency, or mere recommendation, I don't know. From the
quick test I did, it appeared in the list of packages to be
installed:
$ sudo apt install task-gnome-desktop
This looks like a component of Debian default installation from
now on; unless I misunderstood the role of task-* packages.
Hence the sudden rise in popularity.
Kind regards,
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Étienne Mollier <[email protected]>
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