How to Install and Uninstall upstart-sysv Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: May 17,2024

1. Install "upstart-sysv" package

Please follow the instructions below to install upstart-sysv on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

This tutorial shows how to uninstall upstart-sysv on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


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

Package: upstart-sysv
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.13.2-0ubuntu21.1
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: extra
Section: admin
Source: upstart
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: James Hunt
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 178
Pre-Depends: upstart
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.4), libdbus-1-3 (>= 1.9.14), libnih-dbus1 (>= 1.0.0), libnih1 (>= 1.0.0), upstart (= 1.13.2-0ubuntu21.1)
Conflicts: systemd-sysv, sysvinit-core
Replaces: sysvinit (<< 2.88dsf-44~), sysvinit-core, upstart (<< 1.13.2-0ubuntu10~)
Filename: pool/main/u/upstart/upstart-sysv_1.13.2-0ubuntu21.1_amd64.deb
Size: 39500
MD5sum: 59b723d0c8db10a4783f77306ce76348
SHA1: 76a21fb05063b76961f113e10950538eb3ed09b0
SHA256: d15b80054c4967bb6c55df26bc58886ae3e94c29edf91abfc60f6a1442727396
SHA512: b7ccb9ef35220dbb8b1fa76a3f0f1e5e511b6934483f052553e1f82aa61149e27f9e7af334cd0c4696442dda896be978edec362d0f5744f1637ef12fd2db40cf
Homepage: http://upstart.ubuntu.com/
Description-en: event-based init daemon - SysV links
upstart is a replacement for the /sbin/init daemon which handles
starting of tasks and services during boot, stopping them during
shutdown and supervising them while the system is running.
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This package provides the manual pages and links needed for upstart
to replace sysvinit. Installing systemd-sysv will overwrite /sbin/init with a
link to upstart.
Description-md5: a14e9daca02e194cfed7bee2732d41ad
Task: ubuntu-touch
Orig-Maintainer: Steve Langasek
Supported: 5y

Package: upstart-sysv
Priority: extra
Section: admin
Installed-Size: 178
Maintainer: James Hunt
Architecture: amd64
Source: upstart
Version: 1.13.2-0ubuntu21
Replaces: sysvinit (<< 2.88dsf-44~), sysvinit-core, upstart (<< 1.13.2-0ubuntu10~)
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.4), libdbus-1-3 (>= 1.9.14), libnih-dbus1 (>= 1.0.0), libnih1 (>= 1.0.0), upstart (= 1.13.2-0ubuntu21)
Pre-Depends: upstart
Conflicts: systemd-sysv, sysvinit-core
Filename: pool/main/u/upstart/upstart-sysv_1.13.2-0ubuntu21_amd64.deb
Size: 39630
MD5sum: 5e3fd1ea209d7e2cec6034cb7e91ea62
SHA1: db901b5616517de0221c947dea77b2d226d916c9
SHA256: 2cb9af7fda39bebbf891684c62d1cd266bbda927469d73b78e55ec41a0ddbbe5
Description-en: event-based init daemon - SysV links
upstart is a replacement for the /sbin/init daemon which handles
starting of tasks and services during boot, stopping them during
shutdown and supervising them while the system is running.
.
This package provides the manual pages and links needed for upstart
to replace sysvinit. Installing systemd-sysv will overwrite /sbin/init with a
link to upstart.
Description-md5: a14e9daca02e194cfed7bee2732d41ad
Multi-Arch: foreign
Homepage: http://upstart.ubuntu.com/
Orig-Maintainer: Steve Langasek
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu
Supported: 9m
Task: ubuntu-touch