Public bug reported: Looks like the description of upstart-sysv was a copy/paste from the systemd-sysv package. The text talks confusingly about installing systemd-sysv in the last paragraph...
Description-en: event-based init daemon - SysV links upstart is a replacement for the /sbin/init daemon which handles starting of tasks and services during boot, stopping them during shutdown and supervising them while the system is running. . This package provides the manual pages and links needed for upstart to replace sysvinit. Installing systemd-sysv will overwrite /sbin/init with a link to upstart. ** Affects: upstart (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Affects: upstart (Ubuntu Xenial) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Also affects: upstart (Ubuntu Xenial) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1702252 Title: upstart-sysv in xenial has a copy/paste error in the package description To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/upstart/+bug/1702252/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs