- # run it on our own, as updatebase is used at the wrong stage for our needs,
- # see /etc/grml/fai/config/hooks/updatebase.GRMLBASE
- $ROOTCMD apt-get update
- if ! [ -x $target/usr/bin/aptitude ] ; then
+ # Update package lists (so they exist at all), so we can install
+ # software; if /var/lib/dpkg/available is empty, it was was probably
+ # cleaned by GRMLBASE/98-clean-chroot, so we need to rebuild it
+ # anyway
+ $ROOTCMD /usr/lib/dpkg/methods/apt/update /var/lib/dpkg/ apt apt
+
+ if $FILE_RC ; then
+ echo "Installing file-rc as FILE_RC class is enabled."
+ # newer aptitude versions won't remove essential packages using
+ # 'aptitude -f -y install file-rc' anymore, therefore force it:
+ $ROOTCMD aptitude -o Aptitude::ProblemResolver::Keep-All-Tier=60000 -f -y install file-rc systemd-sysv-
+ fi
+
+ if ! $ROOTCMD test -x /usr/bin/aptitude ; then