I appear to be getting conflicts, so I must need sysvinit-utils in deb
form.
this probably is the last thing I need at the moment to make it work...


On 07/02/2017 11:09 AM, Svante Signell wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Seems like max file size is 40k for the mailing list, so the mail to
> the list is blocked. zap, did the attached files reach your private
> mail?
>
> On Sun, 2017-07-02 at 16:59 +0200, Svante Signell wrote:
>> On Sat, 2017-07-01 at 19:54 -0400, zap wrote:
>>>
>>>>> Hi zap,
>>>>>
>>>>> As I wrote earlier, you can install openrc by:
>>>>> 0) Enable ascii in /etc/apt/sources.list
>>>>> deb http://auto.mirror.devuan.org/merged ascii main
>>>>>
>>>>> 1) add to /etc/apt/sources.list
>>>>> deb http://packages.devuan.org/devuan/ ascii-proposed main
>>>>>
>>>>> 2) apt-get update
>>>>>
>>>>> 3) apt-get download sysvinit-utils
>>>>>
>>>>> 4) Build* and install libfdisk1 and util-linux
>>>>> (2.29.21+devuan1).
>>>>> If
>>>>> you are in i386 I can send you them. Otherwise see below.
>>>>>
>>>>> dpkg -i libfdisk1_2.29.2-1+devuan1_i386.deb util-linux_2.29.2-
>>>>> 1+devuan1_i386.deb sysvinit-utils_2.88dsf-59.9+devuan2_i386.deb
>>>>>
>>>>> 5) apt-get upgrade: Installs latest initscripts:
>>>>> initscripts (2.88dsf-59.9+devuan2)
>>>>>
>>>>> 6) apt-get -s install openrc
>>>>> Check that all is OK, then remove the -s
>>>>> The following additional packages will be installed:
>>>>> libeinfo1 librc1
>>>>> The following packages will be REMOVED:
>>>>> sysv-rc
>>>> Okay, this is a better way to know how to do so. I didn't
>>>> understand the
>>>> instructions before. that's all... thanks
>>> Actually I have to make an edit, I am using an x86_64 bit
>>> machine. and
>>> some of the packages in the list for needed, debian/control, I
>>> cannot
>>> find. odd though it may be...
>> Attached are the needed .debs for amd64. Just follow the instructions
>> above. (I hope the attachment limit is too low, file sizes are 221 kB
>> and 979 kB)
>>
>> In point 3) you might have to add -t ascii-proposed to get the right
>> version.
>>
>> In point 4) do
>> dpkg -i libfdisk1_2.29.2-1+devuan1_amd64.deb util-linux_2.29.2-\
>> 1+devuan1_amd64.deb sysvinit-utils_2.88dsf-59.9+devuan2_amd64.deb
>>
>> In point 5) do
>> apt-get install initscripts -t ascii-proposed
>> or
>> apt-get upgrade -t ascii-proposed
>>
>> HTH
>>