Switching from systemd to upstart on Ubuntu

We’ve been seeing a few issues with systemd in virtual servers, switching back to upstart almost always fixes these issues. but what IS systemd? upstart? Short answer – the boot scripts for the operating system. Long answer – Check out https://wiki.ubuntu.com/SystemdForUpstartUsers it will explain it far better than I ever could. 🙂 To switch to upstart: sudo apt-get install upstart-sysv sudo apt-get remove ubuntu-standard systemd-sysv sudo update-initramfs -u sudo reboot…