On Fri, Sep 27, 2019 at 03:39:43PM +0200, Julien Cristau wrote: > So one thing I think we should ensure is we don't end up uninstalling > systemd without an explicit user choice. > > The "init" package has the "Important: yes" control field which as I > understand it tells apt to behave like "Essential: yes", except for not > trying to install the package if it is not installed. > > That's not quite enough for our purposes, because apt would still be > allowed to replace systemd-sysv with sysvinit-core, but maybe > systemd-sysv could get that flag as well?
That flag is not for "without an explicit user choice". It's for "you're breaking the packaging system, far more than ignoring dependencies". It's the biggest hammer dpkg has. Meow! -- ⢀⣴⠾⠻⢶⣦⠀ A MAP07 (Dead Simple) raspberry tincture recipe: 0.5l 95% alcohol, ⣾⠁⢠⠒⠀⣿⡁ 1kg raspberries, 0.4kg sugar; put into a big jar for 1 month. ⢿⡄⠘⠷⠚⠋⠀ Filter out and throw away the fruits (can dump them into a cake, ⠈⠳⣄⠀⠀⠀⠀ etc), let the drink age at least 3-6 months.
