root@hephaestion:21:20:/var/lib/dpkg/info# ls -l /sbin/initctl
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 193512 Jul 18 2014 /sbin/initctl
root@hephaestion:21:21:/var/lib/dpkg/info# ls -l /sbin/initctl*
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 193512 Jul 18 2014 /sbin/initctl
root@hephaestion:21:21:/var/lib/dpkg/info# dpkg-divert --local --rename --add /sbin/initctl
Adding 'local diversion of /sbin/initctl to /sbin/initctl.distrib'
root@hephaestion:21:21:/var/lib/dpkg/info# ls -l /sbin/initctl*
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 193512 Jul 18 2014 /sbin/initctl.distrib
root@hephaestion:21:22:/var/lib/dpkg/info# ln -s /bin/true /sbin/initctl
root@hephaestion:21:22:/var/lib/dpkg/info# ls -l /sbin/initctl*
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 9 Oct 10 21:22 /sbin/initctl -> /bin/true
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 193512 Jul 18 2014 /sbin/initctl.distrib
root@hephaestion:21:22:/var/lib/dpkg/info# rm /sbin/initctl
root@hephaestion:21:22:/var/lib/dpkg/info# ls -l /sbin/initctl*
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 193512 Jul 18 2014 /sbin/initctl.distrib
root@hephaestion:21:22:/var/lib/dpkg/info# dpkg-divert --local --rename --remove /sbin/initctl
Removing 'local diversion of /sbin/initctl to /sbin/initctl.distrib'
root@hephaestion:21:22:/var/lib/dpkg/info# ls -l /sbin/initctl*
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 193512 Jul 18 2014 /sbin/initctl