Hi,

On 6/8/23 11:18, Manfred Wassmann via Dng wrote:
> On Sun, Aug 6, 2023 at 5:54 AM Olaf Meeuwissen
> <paddy-hack@???> wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> Manfred Wassmann via Dng<dng@???> writes:
>>
>>> On Fri, Aug 4, 2023 at 11:57 AM tito via Dng<dng@???> wrote:
>>> [1]https://lists.dyne.org/lurker/message/20230721.011329.adaba746.en.html
>> In my understanding of Ian's post, the point was to install Debian with
>> an init other than systemd from within the installer.
> Sorry, but then your understanding is wrong: In his blog post Ian
> clearly states: "systemd refuses to allow itself to be deinstalled, if
> it is already running, so if you boot into the systemd system you
> can’t then switch init system."

???

That's exactly Olaf's understanding. Ian explains how to switch a different init system during the installation process in Debian.

Otherwise, you'll end up with a running systemd, that won't be able to be removed.

Cheers,

Aitor.