On Mon, 06 Aug 2018 09:28:54 +0200
deloptes <deloptes@...> wrote:
> 
> I was going there too, but found out that I can install sysv package and
> use init as init process. Since then all my issues are gone. systemd is
> in the back, but I guess not used at all.
> I only once had to reboot after upgrade, because when systemd upgraded it
> somehow respawned itself as init process, but good that I did it on a test
> system, so that I knew what is to expect on the real one.
> 

To prevent systemd respawn on upgrades, create a file
in /etc/apt/preferences.d/ with following content
Package: systemd-sysv
Pin: release o=Debian
Pin-Priority: -1


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  Nick Koretsky (nick.koretsky@...)