How to keep upstart installed-always, don't be replaced by sysvinit?

Question

Each time I do apt-get dist-upgrade, the package sysvinit comes back and replaced upstart. Well, I have some scripts written for upstart, and I need to reinstall it every time (typing the annoying confirmation Yes, do as I say!) How can I flag it as a solid rock choice, so it won't be replaced forever?

Answer 1

This is filed as Debian bug #525141 (against upstart) and bug #561627 (against sysvinit).

Arno Schuring notes that as a workaround, you can use aptitude full-upgrade instead of apt-get dist-upgrade (the two commands are synonyms, but aptitude tends to be a bit better at dependency management).