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A device manager is a program that manages [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Device_node device nodes] in the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devfs /dev] directory. It is responsible for things | A device manager is a program that manages [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Device_node device nodes] in the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devfs /dev] directory. It is responsible for things hot-plugging devices such as usb-sticks. | ||
Alpine linux has several device managers available: | Alpine linux has several device managers available: | ||
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== Do I need a device manager? == | == Do I need a device manager? == | ||
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A device manager is needed if the devices (like disk or keyboard) change after the system is booted. If this is not needed at all you might consider removing the device manager. | |||
{{todo|manually update {{path|/dev}}?}} | |||
== See Also == | == See Also == | ||
* [[Mdev#libudev_replacement|libudev replacement]] | * [[Mdev#libudev_replacement|libudev replacement]] | ||
Revision as of 11:23, 22 September 2023
A device manager is a program that manages device nodes in the /dev directory. It is responsible for things hot-plugging devices such as usb-sticks.
Alpine linux has several device managers available:
- mdev (from busybox) is the default.
- mdevd is standalone, compatible with mdev, more efficient.
- eudev is the complex, full-featured one.
Do I need a device manager?
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Warning: this needs to be fact checked and should not be trusted yet!
A device manager is needed if the devices (like disk or keyboard) change after the system is booted. If this is not needed at all you might consider removing the device manager.
Todo: manually update /dev?
See Also
Pages in category "Device Manager"
The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total.