Re: upgrades must not change the installed init system [was: Re: Cinnamon environment now available in testing]
* Mathieu Parent <math.parent@gmail.com> [140909 09:15]:
> 2014-09-09 13:46 GMT+02:00 Carlos Alberto Lopez Perez <clopez@igalia.com>:
> [...]
> > So, when upgrading from Wheezy to Jessie, we have three options:
> >
> > 1) Keep the user init system (sysvinit most probably)
> > 2) Upgrade to systemd after asking the user.
> > 3) Upgrade to systemd silently without asking the user.
>
> 4) Upgrade to systemd silently without asking the user AND add a grub
> entry to use old init
>
> This will provide the intended default with an extra compatibility
> layer (like the former grub1 to grub2 chain).
Debian packages at least two other families of boot loaders. I am using
syslinux-efi on one machine, and have used lilo and elilo in the past.
Adding a grub entry will not adequately solve the problem.
...Marvin
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