[SOLVED]xfce 4.8 and hal

Hey all!
I just recently did a fresh install of Arch Linux on my main desktop, and right now I am currently trying to install xfce 4.8 but I noticed its trying to pull in hal. I thought Xfce migrated off of hal to using GIO/GVFS/Thunar-Volman? I asked in #xfce irc channel and they said that xfce 4.8 doesn't need hal any more. So I am really confused. I was hoping to not needing hal on my system any more lol.
Also, do I still need gamin installed?
Last edited by orlfman (2011-01-20 05:21:53)

anonymous_user wrote:The bug was recently fixed so downloading xfce4 should no longer pull in thunar-vfs.
Ah, ty. I will try pulling in xfce again then :]
EDIT:
Just updated my repositories and its still trying to pull in thunar-vfs and hal :[
Last edited by orlfman (2011-01-20 04:40:52)

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