- # Update package lists (so they exist at all), so we actually can
- # install software.
- $ROOTCMD apt-get update
+ # 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-