Hi, On Tue, 20 Oct 2026 00:42:33 +0200, Marc Haber <[email protected]> wrote: > I would like to write package dependencies that a certain package > indicates that it won't work without systemd, most prominently that it > would NOT work with sysvinit. > > My gut feeling tells me to depend on systemd-sysv as that one is the one > setting the symlink from /sbin/init to systemd, but that seems kind of > wrong for me since it has "sysv" in the name, the package description > doesn't suggest that it is a package THIS central, and I don't know > whether a, for example, dracut-based initramfs will care where > /sbin/init points to at all. > > How do I have a package depend on "this system uses systemd as init"?
This doesn’t answer your question, but can the package be used sensibly *without* an init at all? For example, could it be used in a container? If so, then a (strong) dependency on systemd might not be desirable. Regards, Stephen
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