How To Install finit-sysv on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install finit-sysv on Debian 12.
What is finit-sysv
finit-sysv is:
Finit is a simple alternative to SysV init and systemd, reverse engineered from the EeePC fastinit ten years ago by Claudio Matsuoka - “gaps filled with frog DNA …”
This package provides /sbin/init, that boots your system and starts finit.
There are three methods to install finit-sysv 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 finit-sysv Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install finit-sysv using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install finit-sysv
Install finit-sysv Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install finit-sysv using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install finit-sysv
Install finit-sysv 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 finit-sysv using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install finit-sysv
How To Uninstall finit-sysv on Debian 12
To uninstall only the finit-sysv package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove finit-sysv
Uninstall finit-sysv And Its Dependencies
To uninstall finit-sysv and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove finit-sysv
Remove finit-sysv Configurations and Data
To remove finit-sysv configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge finit-sysv
Remove finit-sysv configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove finit-sysv configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge finit-sysv
Dependencies
finit-sysv have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install finit-sysv package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.