On Mon, Jul 03, 2017 at 08:42:11PM +0100, Rory Campbell-Lange wrote: > Simply put; systemd doesn't suit me. Its a bit like being asked to use > an graphical editor instead of vi. Or being forced to use Windows. My > laptop doesn't feel like my machine anymore. > > Is there a pure Debian alternative?
You may switch to one of the other init systems. Assuming stretch (Debian 9): To use sysvinit, simply "apt-get install sysvinit-core" and reboot. To use runit, "apt-get install runit-systemd", reboot, "apt-get install runit-init", and reboot again.