[Pkg-sysvinit-devel] Bug#561627: sysvinit ALWAYS replaces upstart on dist-upgrade

[Matthew Grant]

Package: sysvinit
Version: 2.87dsf-8
Severity: normal

I should be able to install the system /sbin/init I want, not one that is
forced because it is 'essential'.

-- System Information:
Debian Release: squeeze/sid
  APT prefers unstable
  APT policy: (500, 'unstable')
Architecture: i386 (i686)

Kernel: Linux 2.6.31-1-686 (SMP w/1 CPU core)
Locale: LANG=en_NZ.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_NZ.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash

Versions of packages sysvinit depends on:
ii  initscripts                   2.87dsf-8  scripts for initializing and shutt
ii  libc6                         2.10.2-2   GNU C Library: Shared libraries
ii  libselinux1                   2.0.89-4   SELinux runtime shared libraries
ii  libsepol1                     2.0.40-2   SELinux library for manipulating b
ii  sysv-rc                       2.87dsf-8  System-V-like runlevel change mech
ii  sysvinit-utils                2.87dsf-8  System-V-like utilities

sysvinit recommends no packages.

sysvinit suggests no packages.

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