Re:What 'dependency' means in Unix init systems is underspec...
by JdeBP on Monday November 05, 2018 @06:46AM
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It isn't, of course, for the reason already given.
In fact, the Debian people created two extra programs named deb-systemd-helper (with the same enable/disable/mask/unmask syntax as systemd's own systemctl) and deb-systemd-invoke (with the same start/stop/restart syntax as systemd's own systemctl) for performing all of these actions over package upgrades, employing a parallel set of service symbolic link farms.
In fact, the Debian people created two extra programs named deb-systemd-helper (with the same enable/disable/mask/unmask syntax as systemd's own systemctl) and deb-systemd-invoke (with the same start/stop/restart syntax as systemd's own systemctl) for performing all of these actions over package upgrades, employing a parallel set of service symbolic link farms.
* https://manpages.debian.org/stretch/init-system-helpers/deb-...
* https://manpages.debian.org/stretch/init-system-helpers/deb-...