On Wednesday 06 of August 2014 00:29:13 aw30@... wrote:
> I get a lot of boot messages of the form:
> udevd[1465]: failed to
> execute '/lib/udev/socket:@/org/freedesktop/hal/udev_event'
> 'socket:@/org/freedesktop/hal/udev_event': No such file or directory
>
> The standard fix from
> https://lists.debian.org/debian-user/2014/01/msg00857.html
>
> is
> Remove the hal package and you should be fine.
>
> HOWEVER:
>
> apt-get remove hal
>
> gives:
> The following packages will be REMOVED:
>   hal hal-trinity kdebase-runtime-data-common-trinity kdebase-trinity
> ksmserver-trinity
>
>
> And I think ksmserver-trinity is required
>  ( I use xinit /opt/trinity/bin/startkde to start Trinity )
>
> So does Trinity actually use HAL, or can I just get rid of it?
>
> cheers
>
> ant

If you use current stable branch - v3.5.13.x, then yes, hal is required. 
Upcoming version R14 is not dependent on hal.

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Slávek