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e_t_ Admin , to KDE in How to convert xdg/autostart processes to systemd services?

I really don't understand dbus.

I think systemd targets work opposite to your expectation. The Wants in [unit] define the things that that unit needs to already be available. For instance, you might add Wants=network.target to the unit for nginx so that it won't try to start until the network is available. When I wrote a unit to start my company's application, I also had Wants=postgresql.service to ensure that the database came up before the application. Remember that sysyemd tries to run as many things in parallel as it can. This is one thing that makes it much faster than classic sysvinit which started things sequentially. But it means race conditions can occur. You use Wants to break those races where necessary. The targets that you'd specify in WantedBy in [install] more closely resemble SysV runlevels. You might want to read how runlevels used to work in SysV, in order to understand systemd targets.

e_t_ Admin , to KDE in How to convert xdg/autostart processes to systemd services?

Every user can enable services from /etc/systemd/user for their account. If the user doesn't log in, their instance of the service won't start. There is a way to have user services launch without logging in, but that would obviously be nonsensical for desktop services.

I don't think systemd would find units in /etc/systemd/user/KDE. Look at the mess that is /usr/lib/systemd/system. Organization doesn't seem to be a thing.

e_t_ Admin , to KDE in How to convert xdg/autostart processes to systemd services?

For your unit files, you have Wants in the [Install] section. That is not correct. Wants belong in the [Unit] section. The [Install] section is where you define WantedBys. You may want to read the man page for systemd.unit.

To interact with user services, you do have to always use systemctl --user.

If you put your user unit files in /etc/systemd/user, they're accessible to all users. If a particular user wants to enable the service, they can run systemctl --user enable $service. Defining the unit in ~/.config/systemd will mean only the one user will be able to start the service. Defining the unit in /etc/systemd/system indicates it is not a user service but a system service.

e_t_ Admin , to Texas in Texas Has a 4.1 Home Price-to-Income Ratio, Below U.S. Average

So houses here are less un-affordable than the rest of the country.

e_t_ Admin , to Personal Finance in The IRS Created a Free Tax Filing System, and TurboTax is Reeling (USA)

Roger, at Cornell University they have an incredible piece of scientific equipment known as the tunneling electron microscope. Now, this microscope is so powerful that by firing electrons you can actually see images of the atom, the infinitesimally minute building blocks of our universe. Roger, if I were using that microscope right now... I still wouldn't be able to locate my interest in [Intuit's] problem.

e_t_ Admin , to Work Reform in Poll: 61% of young adults confess they are not saving for retirement

The danger is that places that don't get cold often get hot. And don't forget about climate change with regard to heat. Some homeless around Houston die every summer when they don't have access to air conditioning.

e_t_ Admin , to Texas in Seattle hospital won't turn over gender-affirming care records in lawsuit settlement with Texas

I'm increasingly of the opinion that settlements should be outlawed in many cases. Settlements mean a case ends without a final ruling. If the parties could resolve their issues without a court, then they never should have sued. If they bring the courts into it, then the court process should be followed to the end.

Paxton made a request of the hospital that 1. He knew they would not comply with and 2. Was not legal. It was pure grandstanding. In a settlement, he escapes any penalty for his abuse of office. At the least, definitely losing the case would look worse for him than just settling.

Companies also use settlements to avoid being judged guilty of various abuses. Settlements almost always include NDAs and no admission of guilt by the company. So, some of the people harmed get a huge monetary payout, but the company can keep on hurting others.

e_t_ Admin , to homelab in GUI on a Linux server

It doesn't have to be the main GPU. I'm not even sure it would be possible to pass through integrated graphics. But if all you need is HDMI output, you can use the absolute cheapest GPU you can find (assuming there's an open PCIe slot). PCIe pass-through does require CPU support (Intel VT-d or AMD-Vi) on the host and may need to be enabled in the BIOS/UEFI. I have an NVIDIA Telsa card passed through to a VM on my Proxmox server, but I'm only using it for compute; my card doesn't even have a video output.

e_t_ Admin , to Men's Liberation in In the age of relentless online pornography, chatrooms, sexting and smartphones, the way teenage boys learn about relationships has changed dramatically

Why are kids special?

I think of that quote:

“The unborn” are a convenient group of people to advocate for. They never make demands of you; they are morally uncomplicated, unlike the incarcerated, addicted, or the chronically poor; they don’t resent your condescension or complain that you are not politically correct; unlike widows, they don’t ask you to question patriarchy; unlike orphans, they don’t need money, education, or childcare; unlike aliens, they don’t bring all that racial, cultural, and religious baggage that you dislike; they allow you to feel good about yourself without any work at creating or maintaining relationships; and when they are born, you can forget about them, because they cease to be unborn.

Children aren't quite as good as the unborn, but they're close. Advocating for children still lets you feel good about yourself without having to actually associate with children. They're a group it's pretty much OK to be paternalistic toward. If they do resent your condescension, you can easily write it off because they're just children.

e_t_ Admin , to Star Trek in “Untitled Star Trek Origin Story” film officially added to Paramount Pictures' 2025-2026 lineup.

It might be OK so long as JJ sticks to producing has has absolutely no input on the story.

e_t_ Admin , to Politics in China’s assistance to Cuba a part of global opposition to hegemony

Deposing one king so the regicide might sit upon his throne is not the same as abolishing monarchy. That isn't bothesidesism, it's just fact.

e_t_ Admin , to Politics in China’s assistance to Cuba a part of global opposition to hegemony

Chinese hegemony might be in opposition to American hegemony, but it's still hegemony.

e_t_ Admin , to U.S. News in Texas is replacing thousands of human exam graders with AI

Something something shareholder value?

e_t_ Admin , to U.S. News in Texas is replacing thousands of human exam graders with AI

An essay by Robert' DROP TABLE Students;--

e_t_ Admin , to Men's Liberation in The deeply silly, extremely serious rise of ‘Alpha Male’ Nick Adams

This fellow is either the avatar or the ultimate repudiation of Poe's Law.

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