Complete Guide: Installing dh-systemd on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus) 2024

1. Install "dh-systemd" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to install dh-systemd on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "dh-systemd" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to uninstall dh-systemd on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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                dh-systemd
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the dh-systemd package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: dh-systemd
Architecture: all
Version: 10.2.2ubuntu1~ubuntu16.04.1
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: extra
Section: universe/admin
Source: debhelper
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debhelper Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 104
Depends: debhelper (>= 9.20160709)
Filename: pool/universe/d/debhelper/dh-systemd_10.2.2ubuntu1~ubuntu16.04.1_all.deb
Size: 2604
MD5sum: a1f6cf39f6b8dd8f760132f5851fb998
SHA1: e57247abeea9942aaf922b2393992b0c7ca8d6b3
SHA256: e44f5d87027dc0f9fa3800a00bb0279e8b0b05ca0ee7832f0adb22b587a79a59
SHA512: 71e3edb8d81e74fd2ac4124b7c7e307e40b964b36af409d799b7c97b7463b75242360963b319f5d893e897ae0e4774a8f1e3da8c715febca9002f48c60fbfe15
Description-en: debhelper add-on to handle systemd unit files - transitional package
This package is for transitional purposes and can be removed safely.
Description-md5: 67a68071a0cbbaa9df2bcd81ec5a29b1

Package: dh-systemd
Architecture: all
Version: 1.29ubuntu4
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: extra
Section: universe/admin
Source: init-system-helpers
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian systemd Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 66
Depends: debhelper, perl
Suggests: augeas-tools
Filename: pool/universe/i/init-system-helpers/dh-systemd_1.29ubuntu4_all.deb
Size: 17982
MD5sum: 2d399fe25549260d9e46ff397c2614a4
SHA1: 72dd6538a14b106e97c98fe2a0b2edb144a91f20
SHA256: 840c3c651250ca5ceb5be2e6104500eb8b34834847d7cd1b8361a4524e5103d5
SHA512: c881a8b8d8966bd418d4e5ed895b95954a1e9f0e037944664cf9798679c78b8638b23a3767d2d50b375bd41f7a11a7dd9de6cdb59969eb81c80c93092d776d6e
Description-en: debhelper add-on to handle systemd unit files
dh-systemd provides a debhelper sequence addon named 'systemd' and the
dh_systemd_enable/dh_systemd_start commands.
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The dh_systemd_enable command adds the appropriate code to the postinst, prerm
and postrm maint scripts to properly enable/disable systemd service files.
The dh_systemd_start command deals with start/stop/restart on upgrades for
systemd-only service files.
Description-md5: 820ef7f34d93a6611a99b031c2c55eb6

Package: dh-systemd
Priority: extra
Section: universe/admin
Installed-Size: 66
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian systemd Maintainers
Architecture: all
Source: init-system-helpers
Version: 1.29ubuntu1
Depends: debhelper, perl
Suggests: augeas-tools
Filename: pool/universe/i/init-system-helpers/dh-systemd_1.29ubuntu1_all.deb
Size: 17920
MD5sum: ef8d30aacabde9e63c65e61c4dd5d9b3
SHA1: dd92f75ceed2ac2987eaadb41ce2a4c0a8d671cc
SHA256: 4cbea2869d7bd942b6c4ad506d5e65847ca55a22a234dff8192aa09916327f7b
Description-en: debhelper add-on to handle systemd unit files
dh-systemd provides a debhelper sequence addon named 'systemd' and the
dh_systemd_enable/dh_systemd_start commands.
.
The dh_systemd_enable command adds the appropriate code to the postinst, prerm
and postrm maint scripts to properly enable/disable systemd service files.
The dh_systemd_start command deals with start/stop/restart on upgrades for
systemd-only service files.
Description-md5: 820ef7f34d93a6611a99b031c2c55eb6
Multi-Arch: foreign
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu