How to Install and Uninstall systemd-sysv Package on Debian 10 (Buster)

Last updated: January 24,2025

1. Install "systemd-sysv" package

Learn how to install systemd-sysv on Debian 10 (Buster)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                systemd-sysv
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "systemd-sysv" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to uninstall systemd-sysv on Debian 10 (Buster):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                systemd-sysv
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the systemd-sysv package on Debian 10 (Buster)

Package: systemd-sysv
Source: systemd
Version: 241-7~deb10u8
Installed-Size: 125
Maintainer: Debian systemd Maintainers
Architecture: amd64
Replaces: sysvinit-core, upstart (<< 1.13.2-0ubuntu10~), upstart-sysv
Pre-Depends: systemd
Recommends: libnss-systemd
Conflicts: file-rc, openrc (<< 0.20.4-2.1), systemd-shim, sysvinit-core, upstart (<< 1.13.2-0ubuntu10~), upstart-sysv
Description: system and service manager - SysV links
Description-md5: b0c2db4da8d807aa3f83a2977e491907
Multi-Arch: foreign
Homepage: https://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/systemd
Section: admin
Priority: important
Filename: pool/main/s/systemd/systemd-sysv_241-7~deb10u8_amd64.deb
Size: 100456
MD5sum: ab5d0af36394853e89f340efb6236b70
SHA256: 6a3c84ccfd1ba55257178a6241b020d514ca13b470e7f5381581735da8513606