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>if you're doing something Debian-based - make it Devuan-based, it's pretty straightforward. It's also pretty straightforward to switch Debian systems back to
by johnr2 7y ago
>if you're doing something Debian-based - make it Devuan-based, it's pretty straightforward.
It's also pretty straightforward to switch Debian systems back to sysvinit.
- einpoklum 7y agoNo, actually it isn't straightforward. There a lot of artificial dependencies that you can't break. I mean, conceptually it's not difficult, but in practice it is. See also: https://unix.stackexchange.com/a/433346/34868 https://unix.stackexchange.com/a/433346/34868
- johnr2 7y ago>There a lot of artificial dependencies that you can't break. You still need libsystemd0 which is a compatibility library. It's actually unfortunately named, as it isn't part of systemd itself. I've been using sysvinit on my Debian workstations since systemd became the default. It takes me about 5 minutes to switch a new system over (admittedly I don't use Gnome or KDE). The stackexchange thread you linked is out of date and switching is getting easier. I recommend following the debian-init-diversity mailing list for further info.