Specifically gpm does not install a gpm.service file, and even as such, things are configured for systemd to hijack /etc/init.d/gpm so the daemon fails to start.
Related bugs in other tracking systems, with suggested fixes: https://bugs.archlinux.org/task/30053 https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=743800 -- Brian S. Julin Network Administrator Clark University -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org