How To Install runit-systemd on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install runit-systemd on Debian 12.
What is runit-systemd
runit-systemd is:
This is a transitional empty package to smooth the transition from runit-systemd to runit-run. See #976187 for details. When runit-run is successfully installed this package can be removed.
There are three methods to install runit-systemd on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install runit-systemd Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install runit-systemd using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install runit-systemd
Install runit-systemd Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install runit-systemd using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install runit-systemd
Install runit-systemd Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install runit-systemd using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install runit-systemd
How To Uninstall runit-systemd on Debian 12
To uninstall only the runit-systemd package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove runit-systemd
Uninstall runit-systemd And Its Dependencies
To uninstall runit-systemd and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove runit-systemd
Remove runit-systemd Configurations and Data
To remove runit-systemd configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge runit-systemd
Remove runit-systemd configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove runit-systemd configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge runit-systemd
Dependencies
runit-systemd have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install runit-systemd package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
