On 2019-09-16, Brian <a...@cityscape.co.uk> wrote: >> >> The dist-upgrade will have resulted in installing the systemd-sysv >> package, which (despite its name) has nothing to do with sysvinit; it is >> the package which sets systemd as the primary / active / default init >> system. >> >> Installing sysvinit-core will uninstall that package. > > What causes systemd-sysv to be installed? >
Why he would say "despite its name" eludes this correspondent, because the package has *everything* to do with sysvinit, providing as it does the "links needed for systemd to replace sysvinit. Installing systemd-sysv will overwrite /sbin/init with a link to systemd." Maybe by "nothing to do with" he means something I've yet to grasp. I always thought the systemd-sysv package was required only by those upgrading from the former init system to the new default. Perhaps I've got this all wrong. -- "I understand what you’re saying, and your comments are valuable, but I’m gonna ignore your advice." -- Fantastic Mr. Fox
