On 09/08/2021 20:01, Holger Wansing wrote:
I tend to see it this way: The installation-guide documents the functionality of debian-installer. That change-init-system-during-install thing is not a function of d-i (means: there is no question asking the user what init system shall be used, or similar. Switching to the second console and executing <something> there does not imply, that <something> is a function of d-i. On the console you can do *everything*).
With respect, I don't think the installation guide's scope can be that restricted - its preamble states "This document contains installation instructions for the Debian GNU/Linux 11 system (codename “bullseye”), for the 64-bit PC (“amd64”) architecture. It also contains pointers to more information and information on how to make the most of your new Debian system."
Further, the _only_ time you can easily switch init by just apt installing a different one is in the installer - systemd won't let you remove it if its running as pid 1. Here isn't the place to address the rights or wrongs of that; but it means that this isn't something that should be just left to later once the system is installed (unlike, say cron or email setup, both of which are covered in the installation guide).
Likewise, we could talk about whether the installer should provide better tooling for init switching, but that would be a discussion for elsewhere (and would be for a future release at this point anyway).
Regards, Matthew