It is a well-known issue with probably less well-known solutions, cf. <

Linux-Fan • last Sunday at 10:54 AM • 1 reply • view on HN

It is a well-known issue with probably less well-known solutions, cf. <https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/723675/debian-ubunt...>

  echo exit 101 > /usr/sbin/policy-rc.d
  chmod +x /usr/sbin/policy-rc.d

I think this is the recommended way to avoid autostarting services on Debian.

rbanffy • last Sunday at 1:34 PM

Good pointer. I remember learning it, and then forgetting it. Probably more than once.

Still should be the default behavior.

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