sysvinit 2.86.ds1-56ubuntu2 (amd64 binary) in ubuntu intrepid

 This package contains programs required for booting
 a Debian system and doing basic process management.
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 The most important program in the package is /sbin/init.
 It is the first process started on boot and continues
 to run as process number 1 until the system halts. All
 other processes are descended from it.