Use systemd on Debian #60
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Pull request overview
This pull request migrates the Debian package from SysV init to systemd for service management. The changes replace the traditional init script with a modern systemd service unit file and update all related packaging scripts to work with systemd.
Changes:
- Introduced systemd service file (debian/metaproxy.service) with proper service configuration
- Removed legacy SysV init script (debian/metaproxy.init) and related init.d configurations
- Updated postinst, postrm, and logrotate scripts to use systemd commands instead of init.d mechanisms
- Consolidated configuration files by moving user/service variables from metaproxy.user into metaproxy.default
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| File | Description |
|---|---|
| debian/rules | Removed metaproxy.user file copying and added dh_installsystemd override to enable systemd integration |
| debian/metaproxy.service | New systemd unit file defining service behavior, dependencies, and execution parameters |
| debian/metaproxy.postrm | Removed update-rc.d cleanup call as systemd handles service removal automatically |
| debian/metaproxy.postinst | Changed to source /etc/default/metaproxy, added cleanup of old init.d script, replaced init.d service start with systemd daemon-reload |
| debian/metaproxy.logrotate | Updated postrotate hook to use systemctl instead of PID file-based HUP signal |
| debian/metaproxy.install | Removed metaproxy.user from installation list as it's no longer needed |
| debian/metaproxy.init | Removed entire 180-line SysV init script as it's replaced by systemd service |
| debian/metaproxy.default | Restructured to include both user configuration and OPTIONS variable for systemd service |
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