[pulseaudio-discuss] Socket Activation v2

[Felipe Sateler]

Hi,

On Mon, Nov 3, 2014 at 6:42 AM, Colin Guthrie <colin at mageia.org> wrote:
> 3. Do not ship an enabling symlink in /usr/lib/systemd/user/socket.target.wants/
>    and leave this for the downstream to do in their packaging via
>    systemctl --global enable pulseaudio.socket (or to do a symlink
>    in /usr if they prefer).

Is there any functional difference for a user (not an admin) between
shipping a symlink in /usr and in /etc ?

The changes an admin makes on /etc should be preserved on upgrades,
while there is no such expectation for /usr, so distributors should
probably run systemctl --global enable on install[1].

For a user, both configurations seem to be equivalent. The user cannot
disable it, only mask. Or is this understanding wrong?

[1] Maybe preset would be a better option, but the manpage says
--global only works with enable or disable.

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Saludos,
Felipe Sateler