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HowTo: Finit on Debian GNU/Linux
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HowTo use Finit to boot a Debian GNU/Linux system. It is assumed that
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the user has already installed a compiler, C library header files, and
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other tools needed to build a GNU configure based project. I.e., at
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the very least:
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root@debian:~# apt install build-essential
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Like the [Alpine HowTo](../alpine/), you need to install [libuEv][] and
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[libite][], but since this is Debian — which takes infinite care of its
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users ♥ ♥ ♥ we don't need to worry about `pkg-config`, except for having
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it installed so it can locate the uEv and lite libraries.
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> With Debian everything just works!™
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... just make sure to install the following, so `ifup` and other basic
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tools pre-systemd work as intended.
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root@debian:~# apt install initscripts console-setup
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> **Note:** as of Debian 11 (Bullseye), libuev and libite are part of
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> the main section of Debian. So just install the -dev packages :)
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The following script can then be used to configure, build, install and
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set up your system to run Finit:
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user@debian:~/finit$ contrib/debian/build.sh
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However, since `/sbin/init` already exists on your system, the script
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creates another entry in your GRUB config, in `/etc/grub.d/40_custom`,
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where `init=/sbin/finit` is added to your kernel line. It is of course
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also possible to change the default init to Finit, if you do you can
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remove the custom Grub entry:
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user@debian:~/finit# cd /sbin
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user@debian:/sbin# sudo mv init oldinit
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user@debian:/sbin# sudo ln -s finit init
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Before rebooting, check the default [/etc/finit.conf](finit.conf) and
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`/etc/finit.d/*.conf` files. The build + install script above provides
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a few sample `.conf` files. See `initctl ls` after boot for a list of
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enabled and available services, you can then use `enable` and `disable`
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comands to `initctl`, followed by `reload` to activate your changes.
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You can also use a standard [/etc/rc.local](rc.local) for one-shot tasks
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and initialization like keyboard language etc.
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If you want to use the X Window system, `sudo apt install elogind`
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(Bullseye and later). Followed by `initctl reload` (enabled by default)
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and logout/login again. The elogind daemon ensures a regular non-root
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user can start and interact with an X session, otherwise keyboard and
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mouse won't work.
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Have fun!
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/Joachim ツ
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[libuEv]: https://github.com/troglobit/libuev
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[libite]: https://github.com/troglobit/libite
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