On Thu, 6 Jul 2017 10:57:55 +0100 Jonathan Dowland <j...@debian.org> wrote:
> On Wed, Jul 05, 2017 at 04:32:17PM -0700, Patrick Bartek wrote: > >If you're referring to "preseed" or "debootstrap" scenerios, those > >are more "work-arounds" than a choice from within the installer -- > >What my original query was about. While they work, so does the > >other option of switching inits after the system install is > >complete. The latter, I think, is less problematical. No matter ... > > No, I was referring to the expert mode option where you get to select > the exact packages you want. But yes, the preseeding and debootstrap > options are there too, you are right. Even in Expert Mode, there's no choice to install an alternate init. And with systemd being a major system dependency in Debian, it's always going to be around regardless of which init you migrate to. B
