On Mon, 27 May 2019 20:25:11 +0200 deloptes <delop...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Patrick Bartek wrote: > > >> You could switch to Devuan - it's like a Debian but without this > >> SystemD crap of 1.2 million code lines. > >> https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Systemd-1.2-Million > > > > I am aware of Devuan, but at the time I installed Stretch (about a > > year ago after long term support of Wheezy ceased), Devuan ASCII was not > > ready. Plus, I was wary of Devuan's support. That opinion has changed > > since ASCII's release. > > > > Thanks for your input. > > depending on how systemd free you want to be - I use > > sysv-rc > sysvinit-core > sysvinit-utils > > which automatically makes old init the default init, which is the most > important part. I don't mind systemd staying around. I used the "approved" conversion documented on Debian's web site somewhere: apt (or apt-get) install sysvinit-core. The other files you listed above were installed as dependencies, but I knew they were needed from my research. The install REMOVED systemd-sysv and put sysvinit in its place, and did all the conversion stuff. Totally automatic. All of systemd's libraries remained along with udev and a couple others I don't recall. It freed up about 6 or 7 MB of RAM over a systemd boot. I did the conversion on a minimal terminal only system after the install reboot before installing X, Openbox, etc. to build my final system. I haven't checked to see if Buster will be the same. B
