Re: systemd-free alternatives are not off topic.
On 11/24/2014 8:58 AM, Martin Read wrote:
> On 24/11/14 13:25, Jerry Stuckle wrote:
>> And exactly what is the "Debian way" to add custom (NOT customized
>> pre-packaged) software to the system?
>
> As far as I can tell, the obvious things that go into the "Debian way"
> for installing custom software are:
>
> 1) If your software isn't installed via Debian's packaging system, avoid
> conflicts with the packaging system by installing it in places that
> Debian's packaging system is not supposed to manipulate (e.g. /usr/local)
>
Sometimes. Often, though, they go in places like /bin or /sbin - as was
done in Unix 25 years ago.
> 2) If your software needs an "init script", make sure that your script
> includes a correct LSB header and supports at least the "standard" verbs
> with their expected meanings.
>
>
Some do, some don't. Many times they are just simple scripts to start a
daemon because they don't depend on another system daemon starting.
Jerry
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