On Tue, Jan 06, 2015 at 01:35:48PM +0000, Joe wrote: > Date: Tue, 6 Jan 2015 13:35:48 +0000 > From: Joe <j...@jretrading.com> > To: debian-user@lists.debian.org > Subject: Re: upgrade from wheezy to jessie > X-Mailer: Claws Mail 3.11.1 (GTK+ 2.24.25; x86_64-pc-linux-gnu) > > On Tue, 6 Jan 2015 13:48:10 +0100 > Gerard ROBIN <g.rob...@free.fr> wrote: > > > > > > I agree with you regarding jessie, I installed it on a USB drive and > > it works fine with systend, but but what concerns me is the > > transition from sysvinit to systemd on wheezy. If I understand what I > > read on the web (in English ...) it may be that my machine will not > > boot if I do not do the job well. > > > The main issue is that anything local mounted in /etc/fstab (even > removable drives) will be treated as essential, and if they are not > there, boot will fail. The answer is either to remove any such drives > from fstab, as the kernel automounting should be good enough now to do > the job consistently, or to mark them as not being required for boot. > The fstab syntax for systemd has been extended quite a bit. > > But yes, I moved three sid systems from sysvinit to systemd, the two > simpler systems were fine, the much larger main workstation > installation had sufficient minor problems that I felt it better to > reinstall. Not something you want to do with a server.
Ok, I got my feet wet : ~# apt-get install systemd-sysv ----------------------8<---------- You are about to do something potentially harmful. To continue type in the phrase 'Yes, do as I say!' ~# Yes, do as I say! ~# apt-get install sysv-rc-conf and after that wheezy has booted like a charm. Luke Thanks to everyone who replied. -- Gerard ___________________________________________ ******************************************* * Created with "mutt 1.5.21-6.2+deb7u2" * * under Debian Linux WHEEZY version 7.7 * * Registered Linux User #388243 * * https://Linuxcounter.net * ******************************************* -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/20150106164144.GA5237@mauritiusGA
