I've been considering Stretch as a clean install or dist-upgrade of my aging Wheezy desktop setup as well as to install on a new notebook I've yet to decide on. I don't like systemd (why is unimportant to this query). I plan to use some other init system, probably runit. So ...
Just how dependent has Stretch's system become on systemd? I don't mean applications or GNOME, etc. with systemd dependency that I can choose not to install, but the system itself, the guts, the basics, the things and tools it needs to work properly. Any info or links you can pass along will be appreciated. Yes. I know about the several Debian-base distros that use sysvinit instead. They are being considered, too. Thanks. B
