How to Install and Uninstall sysvinit-core Package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Last updated: May 09,2024

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

MX Linux 23
SparkyLinux

1. Install "sysvinit-core" package

This tutorial shows how to install sysvinit-core on Debian 12 (Bookworm)


    
        
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "sysvinit-core" package

This is a short guide on how to uninstall sysvinit-core on Debian 12 (Bookworm):


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

Package: sysvinit-core
Source: sysvinit
Version: 3.06-4
Installed-Size: 343
Maintainer: Debian sysvinit maintainers
Architecture: amd64
Replaces: manpages-de (<< 4.15.0-9~), manpages-es (<< 4.15.0-9~), manpages-fr (<< 4.15.0-9~), manpages-hu (<< 1:4.15.0-9~), manpages-pl (<< 1:4.15.0-9~), runit-init, systemd-sysv, sysvinit (<< 2.88dsf-44~)
Depends: initscripts, sysv-rc | file-rc | openrc, sysvinit-utils (>= 2.86.ds1-66), mount, debconf (>= 0.5) | debconf-2.0, libc6 (>= 2.34), libselinux1 (>= 3.1~)
Recommends: orphan-sysvinit-scripts
Suggests: bootlogd
Conflicts: runit-init, systemd-sysv
Breaks: manpages-de (<< 4.15.0-9~), manpages-es (<< 4.15.0-9~), manpages-fr (<< 4.15.0-9~), manpages-hu (<< 1:4.15.0-9~), manpages-pl (<< 1:4.15.0-9~)
Description: System-V-like init
Description-md5: cdbb6994dc957304ed617d9da2e8489a
Homepage: https://github.com/slicer69/sysvinit
Section: admin
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/s/sysvinit/sysvinit-core_3.06-4_amd64.deb
Size: 182116
MD5sum: db94f3f10972be5ec603f173b51b44c8
SHA256: 03a2f4838cfce53f1ef84d3a284971550442301ffb801ddf3ec07deb778016c7