Avoid HAL on Ubuntu 10.04?

[Christopher Chan]

On Wednesday, September 22, 2010 03:39 AM, Peter Smith wrote:
> I am configuring a minimal Ubuntu 10.04 desktop system with the
> "Install a command-line-system" option on the Alternate CD as base.
> The first package installed is gnome-core and this package do not pull
> HAL as a dependency neither does any of the other packages that i
> install, but the following error messages are shown in
> xsession-errors:
>
> ** (gnome-power-manager:1027): WARNING **: Either HAL or DBUS are not working!
> ** (gnome-power-manager:1027): WARNING **: proxy failed
> ** (gnome-power-manager:1027): WARNING **: failed to get Computer root object
> ** (gnome-power-manager:1027): WARNING **: proxy NULL!!
>
> The gnome-power-manager package suggests HAL but do not depend on it,
> so i do not know how important the warning is.
>
> Is it okay to NOT install HAL on Ubuntu 10.04?
>

Is dbus installed?