In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Rob <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Occasionally I install a Debian package that I >do not want to start everytime I boot. In this >situation, I usually use update-rc.d and either >stick the init script into a specific runlevel >or just remove it from all runlevels. > >This works fine, however, when I do an upgrade, >any packages that are upgraded will put the >symlinks back and I will have to remember to >use update-rc.d on each package that was upgraded.
If you remove _all_ symlinks, they will be put back on the next upgrade. If you leave at least one symlink around the system will notice that you hand-editted the config and won't touch it. The manual page of `update-rc.d' actually describes this.. Usually it is sufficient to just remove the /etc/rc2.d/SxxPACKAGE script, that will stop the boot scripts from starting it in the (default) runlevel 2. >P.S. Please CC: me as I am not currently subscribed >to debian-user Hmm, posting to a mailinglist without actually being subscribed to it and asking to be mailed back in private is usually considered to be a bit rude .. Mike.
