Hi Andrea, On Sat, 21 Feb 2026 11:31:28 +0100 Andrea Bolognani <[email protected]> wrote:
> > The change you're suggesting makes sense, but I'd like to try the > setup for myself before committing to it. thanks :) > In your experience, is the > information found at > > https://wiki.debian.org/Init#Changing_the_init_system_-_at_installation_time > > accurate when it comes to switching from systemd to runit? I've mostly, but it misses a step (the removal of the "init" metapackage): I have an autopkgtest for the init switch that has all the commands (but it does not account for elogind as it's an headless container) see https://salsa.debian.org/debian/runit/-/blob/master/debian/tests/init-switch?ref_type=heads around line 51 and 52 Lorenzo > successfully used it in the past to test SysV and OpenRC > compatibility. > > Thanks. >
