Nick Koretsky wrote:
To prevent systemd respawn on upgrades, create a file in /etc/apt/preferences.d/ with following content Package: systemd-sysv Pin: release o=Debian Pin-Priority: -1
Thanks - I have already forgotten that I have already done so :). As I checked exactly the same file was exactly there :) Not sure if I got it from you or someone else, but looks like this is the solution. I must admit with sysv init, everything works like a charm. I just can't confirm this for a laptop anymore as I had to stop using one with linux, but server and workstations are doing great.
regards