How to Install and Uninstall init Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: May 17,2024

1. Install "init" package

This tutorial shows how to install init on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                init
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "init" package

Please follow the steps below to uninstall init on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                init
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the init package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: init
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.29ubuntu4
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: required
Essential: yes
Section: metapackages
Source: init-system-helpers
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian systemd Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 16
Pre-Depends: systemd-sysv | upstart-sysv
Depends: init-system-helpers
Filename: pool/main/i/init-system-helpers/init_1.29ubuntu4_amd64.deb
Size: 4624
MD5sum: 8d3d89c4cf7ae5be6a091614c0e3344b
SHA1: 55544ecb21214f9c490f5a11d45594296fdb498d
SHA256: 806b173a1a78040f406ce84b13dbd9edcb0ac5d08f58ad10e104685ed2c18b19
SHA512: 569a6bf1b89f7f4bc03898a45fa428e6d0e968b3eeae75ec4c956596192f8642db2744a4510417fa933782dabb97d1eedcf91478dcbd8ebc975fb51f940c5d2b
Description-en: System-V-like init utilities - metapackage
This package is an essential metapackage which allows you to select from
the available init systems in Ubuntu (systemd, upstart) while
ensuring that one of these is available on the system at all times.
Description-md5: e350f6b6c8abbd37cf68c8e72d392826
Task: minimal
Supported: 5y

Package: init
Essential: yes
Priority: required
Section: metapackages
Installed-Size: 16
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian systemd Maintainers
Architecture: amd64
Source: init-system-helpers
Version: 1.29ubuntu1
Depends: init-system-helpers
Pre-Depends: systemd-sysv | upstart-sysv
Filename: pool/main/i/init-system-helpers/init_1.29ubuntu1_amd64.deb
Size: 4546
MD5sum: 9624726b44169f227edb24f135b62dd5
SHA1: 8a42fc7452febd31d649b9d87c482ef76f00fa91
SHA256: 99c6ca0776257d8ffe5bd41870d5dce009cdc83625736a8d9a6b97d974bdf387
Description-en: System-V-like init utilities - metapackage
This package is an essential metapackage which allows you to select from
the available init systems in Ubuntu (systemd, upstart) while
ensuring that one of these is available on the system at all times.
Description-md5: e350f6b6c8abbd37cf68c8e72d392826
Multi-Arch: foreign
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu
Supported: 5y
Task: minimal