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calibius · DIY

john2009w wrote:

When I ran `# apt install runit-init`, it said:
...
dpkg: sysvinit-core: dependency problems, but removing anyway as you requested:
 init depends on sysvinit-core | runit-init: however:
  Package sysvinit-core is to be removed.
  Package runit-init is not installed.
...
Unpacking runit-init (2.1.2-36) ...
Setting up runit-init (2.1.2-36) ...
And there was no question asked like, "To continue type in the phrase" etc. Is this normal?
However I ran `reboot` and it said at the end:
Will now restart.
Give root password for maintenance
(or press Control-D to continue):

New to Devuan, but I finally got fed up with Systemd on my Raspberry Pi, so I just installed Beowulf on my Raspberry Pi 3B (rev1.2). I used the images supplied at https://arm-files.devuan.org/ which are super easy to use, but do not offer options to install runit during install. So I just switched following the OPs instructions and I had this same error message:

sudo apt install runit-init
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following additional packages will be installed:
  fgetty getty-run runit runit-helper sysuser-helper
The following packages will be REMOVED:
  sysvinit-core
The following NEW packages will be installed:
  fgetty getty-run runit runit-helper runit-init sysuser-helper
0 upgraded, 6 newly installed, 1 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Need to get 199 kB of archives.
After this operation, 418 kB of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n] y
Get:1 http://deb.devuan.org/merged beowulf/main arm64 runit-helper all 2.8.6 [4,900 B]
Get:2 http://deb.devuan.org/merged beowulf/main arm64 sysuser-helper all 1.3.3 [3,844 B]
Get:3 http://deb.devuan.org/merged beowulf/main arm64 runit arm64 2.1.2-25 [109 kB]
Get:4 http://deb.devuan.org/merged beowulf/main arm64 getty-run all 2.1.2-25 [18.3 kB]
Get:5 http://deb.devuan.org/merged beowulf/main arm64 runit-init arm64 2.1.2-25 [40.1 kB]
Get:6 http://deb.devuan.org/merged beowulf/main arm64 fgetty arm64 0.7-5 [22.2 kB]
Fetched 199 kB in 2s (114 kB/s)
Selecting previously unselected package runit-helper.
(Reading database ... 65737 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack .../runit-helper_2.8.6_all.deb ...
Unpacking runit-helper (2.8.6) ...
Selecting previously unselected package sysuser-helper.
Preparing to unpack .../sysuser-helper_1.3.3_all.deb ...
Unpacking sysuser-helper (1.3.3) ...
Selecting previously unselected package runit.
Preparing to unpack .../runit_2.1.2-25_arm64.deb ...
Unpacking runit (2.1.2-25) ...
Selecting previously unselected package getty-run.
Preparing to unpack .../getty-run_2.1.2-25_all.deb ...
Unpacking getty-run (2.1.2-25) ...
dpkg: sysvinit-core: dependency problems, but removing anyway as you requested:
 init depends on sysvinit-core | runit-init; however:
  Package sysvinit-core is to be removed.
  Package runit-init is not installed.
...

BEFORE I restarted, I noticed it hadn't completely removed sysvinit, so manual removed it:

sudo apt remove sysvinit init

then reinstalled runit-init:

sudo apt install runit-init

which completed without errors, and then did as Head_on_a_Stick said and

gpasswd -a $USER input

because I'm running headless over SSH. Not sure if this is strictly necessary?
Not sure what you would have to do if you had restarted already... glad I caught it beforehand.

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