Hi, Current Debian FAQ in SVN says, in customizing.sgml :
<sect id="booting">Every distribution seems to have a different boot-up method. Tell me about Debian's. <p>Like all Unices, Debian boots up by executing the program <tt>init</tt> <footnote>As of this writing, the unstable release for Debian GNU/Linux is replacing sysvinit with <prgn/systemd/, a system and service manager for Linux. For more information see <url id="https://wiki.debian.org/systemd";>.</footnote>. The configuration file for <tt>init</tt> (which is <tt>/etc/inittab</tt>) specifies that This is obsolete. I guess we should update it; and I'm in favor of mentioning e.g. openrc and systemd-sysv as alternative ways to boot a Debian system. Some pointers I've found: https://www.debian.org/devel/tech-ctte#status 2014-02-11 Bug #727708: The committee decided that the default init system for Linux architectures in jessie should be systemd. [CTTE #727708] Default init system for Debian https://lists.debian.org/debian-devel-announce/2014/02/msg00005.html 2014-08-01 Bug #746715: The technical committee expects maintainers to continue to support the multiple available init systems. https://lists.debian.org/debian-devel-announce/2014/08/msg00001.html [CTTE #746715] Continuing support for multiple init systems 2014-11-15 Bug #746578:The committee decided that systemd-shim should be the first listed alternative dependency of libpam-systemd instead of systemd-sysv. https://lists.debian.org/debian-devel-announce/2014/11/msg00010.html [CTTE #746578] libpam-systemd to switch alternate dependency ordering https://lists.debian.org/debian-devel-announce/2014/11/msg00000.html [CTTE #762194] On automatic init system switching on upgrade Thoughts? I am willing to write a draft text. Bye, Joost
