probably not a huge deal, but bigger implications
probably not a huge deal, but bigger implications
Posted Jun 23, 2025 18:53 UTC (Mon) by parametricpoly (subscriber, #143903)In reply to: probably not a huge deal, but bigger implications by wtarreau
Parent article: GNOME deepens systemd dependencies
> It has worked for a very long time
Yes, if you measure system's functionality by the fact that things somehow seem to work, mostly, and some graphics appears on the screen (if not, just reboot), then yes... quite ridiculous that many x11 based greeters still run as root (e.g. https://github.com/canonical/lightdm/issues/18), no proper isolation. Since Covid, many have had a flexible office. GECOS is such a stinking pile of garbage, no wonder most users doesn't use it at all.
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