MX-Linux

[VCR58]

MX-Linux is Debian 10 based and has both systemd and sysVinit for their service manager. I was able to install NextPVR but it returned errors. I discovered that the default was sysVint when booting MX-Linux. Thankfully, there is an option to make the default systemd at boot so after doing this NextPVR runs on MX-Linux just fine.

I am curious though, is it possible to get NextPVR to run with sysVint? I asked this question on the MX-Linux forum https://forum.mxlinux.org/viewtopic.php?f=104&t=57469 and his response was that I would need an init script suitable for svinit. 

Just wondering if it's possible.

Thanks

[mvallevand]

Other than being the mx-linux default why would anyone actually want to use the older method?

Martin

[VCR58]

Other than being the mx-linux default why would anyone actually want to use the older method?

Martin

That's a good question. Not being much a Linux user until NextPVR v5 I never heard of sysVinit or systemd before trying MX-Linux. I guess there is a "sysVinit only" camp within this distro yet they made it work with systemd  as well. I just thought it would be fun to try.

There were a couple responses to my post at the MX forum pointing to ways to convert systemd to sysVinit so I think I will give those a go.

[VCR58]

Well, I think after browsing those posts it's best not to mess with it. There are many more posts on converting services from the old sysvinit to systemd

[mvallevand]

That was my initial feeling I remember how much easier systemd was to setup and use. I made a note that systemd was part of the requirements though

Martin