Maybe Devuan would meet your requirements of using the init system you would like to use. It is not on Stretch yet but on Jessie.
-- Securely sent with Tutanota. Claim your encrypted mailbox today! https://tutanota.com 3. Mar 2017 20:21 by wande...@fastmail.fm: > On 2017-03-03 at 13:00, Reco wrote: > >> Hi. >> >> On Fri, 03 Mar 2017 07:25:13 -0500 >> The Wanderer <>> wande...@fastmail.fm>> > wrote: >> >>> systemd as the init system is provided by the systemd-sysv package. I >>> have that package pinned to never install in /etc/preferences: >>> >>> Package: systemd-sysv >>> Pin: version * >>> Pin-Priority: -1 >>> >>> but this doesn't seem to be entirely effective in some cases, for >>> reasons I've given up on trying to track down; still, it may be making a >>> difference. > > I want to correct the record on this. When I wrote the above, I was > conflating multiple cases. What I have seen be ineffective is previous > pins, no longer present, against libpam-systemd and related packages; I > don't recall ever seeing anything try to install systemd-sysv in > violation of this pin. > > (There are enough legitimate complaints against the systemd ecosystem; > there's no need to hurt the case against such things by throwing in > baseless complaints on top of them.) > >> You may want to try somewhat different approach then: >> >> Package: systemd-sysv >> Pin: release a=stable >> Pin-Priority: -1 > > I've noted this for later reference; if I ever see the > trying-to-install-packages-pinned-at--1 behavior again, I'll try that > variant. > > -- > The Wanderer > > The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one > persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore all > progress depends on the unreasonable man. -- George Bernard Shaw
