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  • No, udev typically doesn't notify applications via dbus this is done by third party applications. If you use qdbus --system you won't see any udev names. Typically applicaitons just subscribes themself to uevents or ship their own rules Commented Jul 31, 2012 at 17:47
  • Thanks for pointing that out @ulrich. My summary gives a very basic outline excluding many in-between steps. See the linked article for gritty details. Commented Aug 1, 2012 at 9:03
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    the article is also false as there is normally no polling involved to monitor the buses Commented Aug 1, 2012 at 12:37