diff -Nru debootstrap-1.0.81ubuntu1/debian/changelog debootstrap-1.0.81ubuntu2/debian/changelog
--- debootstrap-1.0.81ubuntu1/debian/changelog	2016-06-15 07:46:48.000000000 +0000
+++ debootstrap-1.0.81ubuntu2/debian/changelog	2016-10-01 00:25:49.000000000 +0000
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+debootstrap (1.0.81ubuntu2) yakkety; urgency=medium
+
+  * Fix debootstrap --variant=fakechroot failure because initscripts is no
+    longer part of the base system.
+
+ -- Steve Langasek <steve.langasek@ubuntu.com>  Sat, 01 Oct 2016 00:25:49 +0000
+
 debootstrap (1.0.81ubuntu1) yakkety; urgency=low
 
   * Merge from Debian unstable (LP: #1591675).  Remaining changes:
diff -Nru debootstrap-1.0.81ubuntu1/scripts/gutsy debootstrap-1.0.81ubuntu2/scripts/gutsy
--- debootstrap-1.0.81ubuntu1/scripts/gutsy	2016-03-21 04:01:24.000000000 +0000
+++ debootstrap-1.0.81ubuntu2/scripts/gutsy	2016-10-01 00:25:45.000000000 +0000
@@ -154,9 +154,10 @@
 
 	info CONFREQ "Configuring required packages..."
 
-	if doing_variant fakechroot; then
-	# fix initscripts postinst (no mounting possible, and wrong if condition)
-	sed -i '/dpkg.*--compare-versions/ s/\<lt\>/lt-nl/' "$TARGET/var/lib/dpkg/info/initscripts.postinst"
+	if doing_variant fakechroot && [ -e "$TARGET/var/lib/dpkg/info/initscripts.postinst" ]
+	then
+		# fix initscripts postinst (no mounting possible, and wrong if condition)
+		sed -i '/dpkg.*--compare-versions/ s/\<lt\>/lt-nl/' "$TARGET/var/lib/dpkg/info/initscripts.postinst"
 	fi
 
 	echo \
diff -Nru debootstrap-1.0.81ubuntu1/scripts/hardy debootstrap-1.0.81ubuntu2/scripts/hardy
--- debootstrap-1.0.81ubuntu1/scripts/hardy	2016-03-21 04:01:24.000000000 +0000
+++ debootstrap-1.0.81ubuntu2/scripts/hardy	2016-10-01 00:25:45.000000000 +0000
@@ -154,9 +154,10 @@
 
 	info CONFREQ "Configuring required packages..."
 
-	if doing_variant fakechroot; then
-	# fix initscripts postinst (no mounting possible, and wrong if condition)
-	sed -i '/dpkg.*--compare-versions/ s/\<lt\>/lt-nl/' "$TARGET/var/lib/dpkg/info/initscripts.postinst"
+	if doing_variant fakechroot && [ -e "$TARGET/var/lib/dpkg/info/initscripts.postinst" ]
+	then
+		# fix initscripts postinst (no mounting possible, and wrong if condition)
+		sed -i '/dpkg.*--compare-versions/ s/\<lt\>/lt-nl/' "$TARGET/var/lib/dpkg/info/initscripts.postinst"
 	fi
 
 	echo \
diff -Nru debootstrap-1.0.81ubuntu1/scripts/intrepid debootstrap-1.0.81ubuntu2/scripts/intrepid
--- debootstrap-1.0.81ubuntu1/scripts/intrepid	2016-03-21 04:01:24.000000000 +0000
+++ debootstrap-1.0.81ubuntu2/scripts/intrepid	2016-10-01 00:25:45.000000000 +0000
@@ -154,9 +154,10 @@
 
 	info CONFREQ "Configuring required packages..."
 
-	if doing_variant fakechroot; then
-	# fix initscripts postinst (no mounting possible, and wrong if condition)
-	sed -i '/dpkg.*--compare-versions/ s/\<lt\>/lt-nl/' "$TARGET/var/lib/dpkg/info/initscripts.postinst"
+	if doing_variant fakechroot && [ -e "$TARGET/var/lib/dpkg/info/initscripts.postinst" ]
+	then
+		# fix initscripts postinst (no mounting possible, and wrong if condition)
+		sed -i '/dpkg.*--compare-versions/ s/\<lt\>/lt-nl/' "$TARGET/var/lib/dpkg/info/initscripts.postinst"
 	fi
 
 	echo \
diff -Nru debootstrap-1.0.81ubuntu1/scripts/jaunty debootstrap-1.0.81ubuntu2/scripts/jaunty
--- debootstrap-1.0.81ubuntu1/scripts/jaunty	2016-03-21 04:01:24.000000000 +0000
+++ debootstrap-1.0.81ubuntu2/scripts/jaunty	2016-10-01 00:25:45.000000000 +0000
@@ -154,9 +154,10 @@
 
 	info CONFREQ "Configuring required packages..."
 
-	if doing_variant fakechroot; then
-	# fix initscripts postinst (no mounting possible, and wrong if condition)
-	sed -i '/dpkg.*--compare-versions/ s/\<lt\>/lt-nl/' "$TARGET/var/lib/dpkg/info/initscripts.postinst"
+	if doing_variant fakechroot && [ -e "$TARGET/var/lib/dpkg/info/initscripts.postinst" ]
+	then
+		# fix initscripts postinst (no mounting possible, and wrong if condition)
+		sed -i '/dpkg.*--compare-versions/ s/\<lt\>/lt-nl/' "$TARGET/var/lib/dpkg/info/initscripts.postinst"
 	fi
 
 	echo \
diff -Nru debootstrap-1.0.81ubuntu1/scripts/karmic debootstrap-1.0.81ubuntu2/scripts/karmic
--- debootstrap-1.0.81ubuntu1/scripts/karmic	2016-03-21 04:01:24.000000000 +0000
+++ debootstrap-1.0.81ubuntu2/scripts/karmic	2016-10-01 00:25:45.000000000 +0000
@@ -154,9 +154,10 @@
 
 	info CONFREQ "Configuring required packages..."
 
-	if doing_variant fakechroot; then
-	# fix initscripts postinst (no mounting possible, and wrong if condition)
-	sed -i '/dpkg.*--compare-versions/ s/\<lt\>/lt-nl/' "$TARGET/var/lib/dpkg/info/initscripts.postinst"
+	if doing_variant fakechroot && [ -e "$TARGET/var/lib/dpkg/info/initscripts.postinst" ]
+	then
+		# fix initscripts postinst (no mounting possible, and wrong if condition)
+		sed -i '/dpkg.*--compare-versions/ s/\<lt\>/lt-nl/' "$TARGET/var/lib/dpkg/info/initscripts.postinst"
 	fi
 
 	echo \
diff -Nru debootstrap-1.0.81ubuntu1/scripts/lucid debootstrap-1.0.81ubuntu2/scripts/lucid
--- debootstrap-1.0.81ubuntu1/scripts/lucid	2016-03-21 04:01:24.000000000 +0000
+++ debootstrap-1.0.81ubuntu2/scripts/lucid	2016-10-01 00:25:45.000000000 +0000
@@ -154,9 +154,10 @@
 
 	info CONFREQ "Configuring required packages..."
 
-	if doing_variant fakechroot; then
-	# fix initscripts postinst (no mounting possible, and wrong if condition)
-	sed -i '/dpkg.*--compare-versions/ s/\<lt\>/lt-nl/' "$TARGET/var/lib/dpkg/info/initscripts.postinst"
+	if doing_variant fakechroot && [ -e "$TARGET/var/lib/dpkg/info/initscripts.postinst" ]
+	then
+		# fix initscripts postinst (no mounting possible, and wrong if condition)
+		sed -i '/dpkg.*--compare-versions/ s/\<lt\>/lt-nl/' "$TARGET/var/lib/dpkg/info/initscripts.postinst"
 	fi
 
 	echo \
diff -Nru debootstrap-1.0.81ubuntu1/scripts/maverick debootstrap-1.0.81ubuntu2/scripts/maverick
--- debootstrap-1.0.81ubuntu1/scripts/maverick	2016-03-21 04:01:24.000000000 +0000
+++ debootstrap-1.0.81ubuntu2/scripts/maverick	2016-10-01 00:25:45.000000000 +0000
@@ -154,9 +154,10 @@
 
 	info CONFREQ "Configuring required packages..."
 
-	if doing_variant fakechroot; then
-	# fix initscripts postinst (no mounting possible, and wrong if condition)
-	sed -i '/dpkg.*--compare-versions/ s/\<lt\>/lt-nl/' "$TARGET/var/lib/dpkg/info/initscripts.postinst"
+	if doing_variant fakechroot && [ -e "$TARGET/var/lib/dpkg/info/initscripts.postinst" ]
+	then
+		# fix initscripts postinst (no mounting possible, and wrong if condition)
+		sed -i '/dpkg.*--compare-versions/ s/\<lt\>/lt-nl/' "$TARGET/var/lib/dpkg/info/initscripts.postinst"
 	fi
 
 	echo \
diff -Nru debootstrap-1.0.81ubuntu1/scripts/natty debootstrap-1.0.81ubuntu2/scripts/natty
--- debootstrap-1.0.81ubuntu1/scripts/natty	2016-03-21 04:01:24.000000000 +0000
+++ debootstrap-1.0.81ubuntu2/scripts/natty	2016-10-01 00:25:45.000000000 +0000
@@ -154,9 +154,10 @@
 
 	info CONFREQ "Configuring required packages..."
 
-	if doing_variant fakechroot; then
-	# fix initscripts postinst (no mounting possible, and wrong if condition)
-	sed -i '/dpkg.*--compare-versions/ s/\<lt\>/lt-nl/' "$TARGET/var/lib/dpkg/info/initscripts.postinst"
+	if doing_variant fakechroot && [ -e "$TARGET/var/lib/dpkg/info/initscripts.postinst" ]
+	then
+		# fix initscripts postinst (no mounting possible, and wrong if condition)
+		sed -i '/dpkg.*--compare-versions/ s/\<lt\>/lt-nl/' "$TARGET/var/lib/dpkg/info/initscripts.postinst"
 	fi
 
 	echo \
diff -Nru debootstrap-1.0.81ubuntu1/scripts/oneiric debootstrap-1.0.81ubuntu2/scripts/oneiric
--- debootstrap-1.0.81ubuntu1/scripts/oneiric	2016-03-21 04:01:24.000000000 +0000
+++ debootstrap-1.0.81ubuntu2/scripts/oneiric	2016-10-01 00:25:45.000000000 +0000
@@ -154,9 +154,10 @@
 
 	info CONFREQ "Configuring required packages..."
 
-	if doing_variant fakechroot; then
-	# fix initscripts postinst (no mounting possible, and wrong if condition)
-	sed -i '/dpkg.*--compare-versions/ s/\<lt\>/lt-nl/' "$TARGET/var/lib/dpkg/info/initscripts.postinst"
+	if doing_variant fakechroot && [ -e "$TARGET/var/lib/dpkg/info/initscripts.postinst" ]
+	then
+		# fix initscripts postinst (no mounting possible, and wrong if condition)
+		sed -i '/dpkg.*--compare-versions/ s/\<lt\>/lt-nl/' "$TARGET/var/lib/dpkg/info/initscripts.postinst"
 	fi
 
 	echo \
diff -Nru debootstrap-1.0.81ubuntu1/scripts/precise debootstrap-1.0.81ubuntu2/scripts/precise
--- debootstrap-1.0.81ubuntu1/scripts/precise	2016-03-21 04:01:24.000000000 +0000
+++ debootstrap-1.0.81ubuntu2/scripts/precise	2016-10-01 00:25:45.000000000 +0000
@@ -154,9 +154,10 @@
 
 	info CONFREQ "Configuring required packages..."
 
-	if doing_variant fakechroot; then
-	# fix initscripts postinst (no mounting possible, and wrong if condition)
-	sed -i '/dpkg.*--compare-versions/ s/\<lt\>/lt-nl/' "$TARGET/var/lib/dpkg/info/initscripts.postinst"
+	if doing_variant fakechroot && [ -e "$TARGET/var/lib/dpkg/info/initscripts.postinst" ]
+	then
+		# fix initscripts postinst (no mounting possible, and wrong if condition)
+		sed -i '/dpkg.*--compare-versions/ s/\<lt\>/lt-nl/' "$TARGET/var/lib/dpkg/info/initscripts.postinst"
 	fi
 
 	echo \
diff -Nru debootstrap-1.0.81ubuntu1/scripts/quantal debootstrap-1.0.81ubuntu2/scripts/quantal
--- debootstrap-1.0.81ubuntu1/scripts/quantal	2016-03-21 04:01:24.000000000 +0000
+++ debootstrap-1.0.81ubuntu2/scripts/quantal	2016-10-01 00:25:45.000000000 +0000
@@ -154,9 +154,10 @@
 
 	info CONFREQ "Configuring required packages..."
 
-	if doing_variant fakechroot; then
-	# fix initscripts postinst (no mounting possible, and wrong if condition)
-	sed -i '/dpkg.*--compare-versions/ s/\<lt\>/lt-nl/' "$TARGET/var/lib/dpkg/info/initscripts.postinst"
+	if doing_variant fakechroot && [ -e "$TARGET/var/lib/dpkg/info/initscripts.postinst" ]
+	then
+		# fix initscripts postinst (no mounting possible, and wrong if condition)
+		sed -i '/dpkg.*--compare-versions/ s/\<lt\>/lt-nl/' "$TARGET/var/lib/dpkg/info/initscripts.postinst"
 	fi
 
 	echo \
diff -Nru debootstrap-1.0.81ubuntu1/scripts/raring debootstrap-1.0.81ubuntu2/scripts/raring
--- debootstrap-1.0.81ubuntu1/scripts/raring	2016-03-21 04:01:24.000000000 +0000
+++ debootstrap-1.0.81ubuntu2/scripts/raring	2016-10-01 00:25:45.000000000 +0000
@@ -154,9 +154,10 @@
 
 	info CONFREQ "Configuring required packages..."
 
-	if doing_variant fakechroot; then
-	# fix initscripts postinst (no mounting possible, and wrong if condition)
-	sed -i '/dpkg.*--compare-versions/ s/\<lt\>/lt-nl/' "$TARGET/var/lib/dpkg/info/initscripts.postinst"
+	if doing_variant fakechroot && [ -e "$TARGET/var/lib/dpkg/info/initscripts.postinst" ]
+	then
+		# fix initscripts postinst (no mounting possible, and wrong if condition)
+		sed -i '/dpkg.*--compare-versions/ s/\<lt\>/lt-nl/' "$TARGET/var/lib/dpkg/info/initscripts.postinst"
 	fi
 
 	echo \
diff -Nru debootstrap-1.0.81ubuntu1/scripts/saucy debootstrap-1.0.81ubuntu2/scripts/saucy
--- debootstrap-1.0.81ubuntu1/scripts/saucy	2016-03-21 04:01:24.000000000 +0000
+++ debootstrap-1.0.81ubuntu2/scripts/saucy	2016-10-01 00:25:45.000000000 +0000
@@ -154,9 +154,10 @@
 
 	info CONFREQ "Configuring required packages..."
 
-	if doing_variant fakechroot; then
-	# fix initscripts postinst (no mounting possible, and wrong if condition)
-	sed -i '/dpkg.*--compare-versions/ s/\<lt\>/lt-nl/' "$TARGET/var/lib/dpkg/info/initscripts.postinst"
+	if doing_variant fakechroot && [ -e "$TARGET/var/lib/dpkg/info/initscripts.postinst" ]
+	then
+		# fix initscripts postinst (no mounting possible, and wrong if condition)
+		sed -i '/dpkg.*--compare-versions/ s/\<lt\>/lt-nl/' "$TARGET/var/lib/dpkg/info/initscripts.postinst"
 	fi
 
 	echo \
diff -Nru debootstrap-1.0.81ubuntu1/scripts/trusty debootstrap-1.0.81ubuntu2/scripts/trusty
--- debootstrap-1.0.81ubuntu1/scripts/trusty	2016-03-21 04:01:24.000000000 +0000
+++ debootstrap-1.0.81ubuntu2/scripts/trusty	2016-10-01 00:25:45.000000000 +0000
@@ -154,9 +154,10 @@
 
 	info CONFREQ "Configuring required packages..."
 
-	if doing_variant fakechroot; then
-	# fix initscripts postinst (no mounting possible, and wrong if condition)
-	sed -i '/dpkg.*--compare-versions/ s/\<lt\>/lt-nl/' "$TARGET/var/lib/dpkg/info/initscripts.postinst"
+	if doing_variant fakechroot && [ -e "$TARGET/var/lib/dpkg/info/initscripts.postinst" ]
+	then
+		# fix initscripts postinst (no mounting possible, and wrong if condition)
+		sed -i '/dpkg.*--compare-versions/ s/\<lt\>/lt-nl/' "$TARGET/var/lib/dpkg/info/initscripts.postinst"
 	fi
 
 	echo \
diff -Nru debootstrap-1.0.81ubuntu1/scripts/utopic debootstrap-1.0.81ubuntu2/scripts/utopic
--- debootstrap-1.0.81ubuntu1/scripts/utopic	2016-03-21 04:01:24.000000000 +0000
+++ debootstrap-1.0.81ubuntu2/scripts/utopic	2016-10-01 00:25:45.000000000 +0000
@@ -154,9 +154,10 @@
 
 	info CONFREQ "Configuring required packages..."
 
-	if doing_variant fakechroot; then
-	# fix initscripts postinst (no mounting possible, and wrong if condition)
-	sed -i '/dpkg.*--compare-versions/ s/\<lt\>/lt-nl/' "$TARGET/var/lib/dpkg/info/initscripts.postinst"
+	if doing_variant fakechroot && [ -e "$TARGET/var/lib/dpkg/info/initscripts.postinst" ]
+	then
+		# fix initscripts postinst (no mounting possible, and wrong if condition)
+		sed -i '/dpkg.*--compare-versions/ s/\<lt\>/lt-nl/' "$TARGET/var/lib/dpkg/info/initscripts.postinst"
 	fi
 
 	echo \
diff -Nru debootstrap-1.0.81ubuntu1/scripts/vivid debootstrap-1.0.81ubuntu2/scripts/vivid
--- debootstrap-1.0.81ubuntu1/scripts/vivid	2016-03-21 04:01:24.000000000 +0000
+++ debootstrap-1.0.81ubuntu2/scripts/vivid	2016-10-01 00:25:45.000000000 +0000
@@ -154,9 +154,10 @@
 
 	info CONFREQ "Configuring required packages..."
 
-	if doing_variant fakechroot; then
-	# fix initscripts postinst (no mounting possible, and wrong if condition)
-	sed -i '/dpkg.*--compare-versions/ s/\<lt\>/lt-nl/' "$TARGET/var/lib/dpkg/info/initscripts.postinst"
+	if doing_variant fakechroot && [ -e "$TARGET/var/lib/dpkg/info/initscripts.postinst" ]
+	then
+		# fix initscripts postinst (no mounting possible, and wrong if condition)
+		sed -i '/dpkg.*--compare-versions/ s/\<lt\>/lt-nl/' "$TARGET/var/lib/dpkg/info/initscripts.postinst"
 	fi
 
 	echo \
diff -Nru debootstrap-1.0.81ubuntu1/scripts/wily debootstrap-1.0.81ubuntu2/scripts/wily
--- debootstrap-1.0.81ubuntu1/scripts/wily	2016-03-21 04:01:24.000000000 +0000
+++ debootstrap-1.0.81ubuntu2/scripts/wily	2016-10-01 00:25:45.000000000 +0000
@@ -154,9 +154,10 @@
 
 	info CONFREQ "Configuring required packages..."
 
-	if doing_variant fakechroot; then
-	# fix initscripts postinst (no mounting possible, and wrong if condition)
-	sed -i '/dpkg.*--compare-versions/ s/\<lt\>/lt-nl/' "$TARGET/var/lib/dpkg/info/initscripts.postinst"
+	if doing_variant fakechroot && [ -e "$TARGET/var/lib/dpkg/info/initscripts.postinst" ]
+	then
+		# fix initscripts postinst (no mounting possible, and wrong if condition)
+		sed -i '/dpkg.*--compare-versions/ s/\<lt\>/lt-nl/' "$TARGET/var/lib/dpkg/info/initscripts.postinst"
 	fi
 
 	echo \
diff -Nru debootstrap-1.0.81ubuntu1/scripts/xenial debootstrap-1.0.81ubuntu2/scripts/xenial
--- debootstrap-1.0.81ubuntu1/scripts/xenial	2016-03-21 04:01:24.000000000 +0000
+++ debootstrap-1.0.81ubuntu2/scripts/xenial	2016-10-01 00:25:45.000000000 +0000
@@ -154,9 +154,10 @@
 
 	info CONFREQ "Configuring required packages..."
 
-	if doing_variant fakechroot; then
-	# fix initscripts postinst (no mounting possible, and wrong if condition)
-	sed -i '/dpkg.*--compare-versions/ s/\<lt\>/lt-nl/' "$TARGET/var/lib/dpkg/info/initscripts.postinst"
+	if doing_variant fakechroot && [ -e "$TARGET/var/lib/dpkg/info/initscripts.postinst" ]
+	then
+		# fix initscripts postinst (no mounting possible, and wrong if condition)
+		sed -i '/dpkg.*--compare-versions/ s/\<lt\>/lt-nl/' "$TARGET/var/lib/dpkg/info/initscripts.postinst"
 	fi
 
 	echo \
diff -Nru debootstrap-1.0.81ubuntu1/scripts/yakkety debootstrap-1.0.81ubuntu2/scripts/yakkety
--- debootstrap-1.0.81ubuntu1/scripts/yakkety	2016-03-21 04:01:24.000000000 +0000
+++ debootstrap-1.0.81ubuntu2/scripts/yakkety	2016-10-01 00:25:45.000000000 +0000
@@ -154,9 +154,10 @@
 
 	info CONFREQ "Configuring required packages..."
 
-	if doing_variant fakechroot; then
-	# fix initscripts postinst (no mounting possible, and wrong if condition)
-	sed -i '/dpkg.*--compare-versions/ s/\<lt\>/lt-nl/' "$TARGET/var/lib/dpkg/info/initscripts.postinst"
+	if doing_variant fakechroot && [ -e "$TARGET/var/lib/dpkg/info/initscripts.postinst" ]
+	then
+		# fix initscripts postinst (no mounting possible, and wrong if condition)
+		sed -i '/dpkg.*--compare-versions/ s/\<lt\>/lt-nl/' "$TARGET/var/lib/dpkg/info/initscripts.postinst"
 	fi
 
 	echo \