How to Install and Uninstall sysv-rc Package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Last updated: January 02,2025

You can also install and uninstall the sysv-rc on the following distributions in the same way, as they are all based on the Debian system

MX Linux 23
SparkyLinux

1. Install "sysv-rc" package

Learn how to install sysv-rc on Debian 12 (Bookworm)


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

Learn how to uninstall sysv-rc on Debian 12 (Bookworm):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the sysv-rc package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Package: sysv-rc
Source: sysvinit
Version: 3.06-4
Installed-Size: 85
Maintainer: Debian sysvinit maintainers
Architecture: all
Depends: insserv, startpar (>= 0.62-1~), sysvinit-utils (>= 3.05-1)
Description: System-V-like runlevel change mechanism
Description-md5: 195f2d617082a23f37cee0f50784eef9
Multi-Arch: foreign
Homepage: https://github.com/slicer69/sysvinit
Tag: admin::boot, admin::configuring, implemented-in::perl,
interface::commandline, role::app-data, role::program, scope::utility,
use::configuring
Section: admin
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/s/sysvinit/sysv-rc_3.06-4_all.deb
Size: 37312
MD5sum: f305dd1d46aaa20111ef126cf8e490bd
SHA256: 4afe3c6c8a46b290554a07ed613aff4a394f0c18a2ad7c6444261043f98faa90