Re: Replace systemd

[Rory Campbell-Lange <rory@campbell-lange.net>]

On 03/07/17, Greg Wooledge (wooledg@eeg.ccf.org) wrote:
> On Mon, Jul 03, 2017 at 08:42:11PM +0100, Rory Campbell-Lange wrote:
> > Simply put; systemd doesn't suit me. Its a bit like being asked to use
> > an graphical editor instead of vi. Or being forced to use Windows. My
> > laptop doesn't feel like my machine anymore.
> > 
> > Is there a pure Debian alternative?
> 
> You may switch to one of the other init systems.  Assuming stretch
> (Debian 9):
> 
> To use sysvinit, simply "apt-get install sysvinit-core" and reboot.
> 
> To use runit, "apt-get install runit-systemd", reboot, "apt-get install
> runit-init", and reboot again.

For some reason I couldn't get my i3 wm to work with sysvinit-core.

Am trying runit and so far so good.

Thank you for the tips.