Just installed a fresh official Ubuntu 16.04 Desktop LTS on an Intel NuC5i7.

sudo apt install upstart-sysv; sudo reboot will break my system.

The boot is stuck on a purple screen.

I can access another terminal with Ctrl-Alt-F6. If I switch back with Ctrl-Alt-F6 I get a cryptic error (not sure if it is related):

• /lib+/init/init-d-script: 12: /etc/rc2.d/S02whoopsie: -c: node found basename: missing operand

I have reproduced it inside a Virtualbox VM, I'm redirected to a terminal login at boot with the following error message:

• [ 17.012097] systemd-logind[1270]: Failed to start user service, ignoring: Unknown unit:

Is it just me? What can I do to fix my system and have a working upstart?

3 Answers

Maybe you missed this: With the Upstart package in place and the Systemd one removed, you’ll need to update the Ubuntu system to reflect the changes you’ve made before restart.

sudo update-initramfs -u

don't know if it is possible but you could try to start on recovery mode and restore systemd.

sudo apt-get install ubuntu-standard systemd-sysv
sudo update-initramfs -u
sudo reboot

Hope this can help you

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Go to the screen after rebooting that offers system choice, select Ubuntu advanced options, select 4.4...upstart, my system started after that and is behaving normally.

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I had something very similar, described in this recent post install systemd-sysv failed

After it aborted the install I entered apt-get -f install in a terminal. It appears to have fixed it, insofar as it allows me to boot to a desktop GUI. It might be worth your trying it, if all else is lost.

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