diff --git a/list-common.sh b/list-common.sh
index bf3ec5a..779bc6a 100644
--- a/list-common.sh
+++ b/list-common.sh
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ buildignore xorg-x11-essentials
 buildignore xorg-x11-server-extra
 # config.sh enables autologin and configures the display-manager
 install xdm
+install sysvinit-tools
 # We already have a different desktop
 buildignore icewm
 # We have enough fonts already
diff --git a/livecd-leap-gnome.kiwi b/livecd-leap-gnome.kiwi
index 60c0c83..7c1647b 100644
--- a/livecd-leap-gnome.kiwi
+++ b/livecd-leap-gnome.kiwi
@@ -203,6 +203,7 @@
     <package name="aaa_base" replaces="xorg-x11-server-extra"/>
     <ignore name="xorg-x11-server-extra"/>
     <package name="xdm"/>
+    <package name="sysvinit-tools"/>
     <package name="aaa_base" replaces="icewm"/>
     <ignore name="icewm"/>
     <package name="aaa_base" replaces="baekmuk-ttf-fonts"/>
diff --git a/livecd-leap-kde.kiwi b/livecd-leap-kde.kiwi
index 448d56c..7ee4068 100644
--- a/livecd-leap-kde.kiwi
+++ b/livecd-leap-kde.kiwi
@@ -203,6 +203,7 @@
     <package name="aaa_base" replaces="xorg-x11-server-extra"/>
     <ignore name="xorg-x11-server-extra"/>
     <package name="xdm"/>
+    <package name="sysvinit-tools"/>
     <package name="aaa_base" replaces="icewm"/>
     <ignore name="icewm"/>
     <package name="aaa_base" replaces="baekmuk-ttf-fonts"/>
diff --git a/livecd-leap-x11.kiwi b/livecd-leap-x11.kiwi
index e7c8fb2..cd33820 100644
--- a/livecd-leap-x11.kiwi
+++ b/livecd-leap-x11.kiwi
@@ -203,6 +203,7 @@
     <package name="aaa_base" replaces="xorg-x11-server-extra"/>
     <ignore name="xorg-x11-server-extra"/>
     <package name="xdm"/>
+    <package name="sysvinit-tools"/>
     <package name="aaa_base" replaces="icewm"/>
     <ignore name="icewm"/>
     <package name="aaa_base" replaces="baekmuk-ttf-fonts"/>
diff --git a/livecd-openSUSE.changes b/livecd-openSUSE.changes
index e74e946..75ff9dc 100644
--- a/livecd-openSUSE.changes
+++ b/livecd-openSUSE.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Tue Sep  1 07:07:55 UTC 2020 - Dominique Leuenberger <dleuenberger@suse.com>
+
+- Install sysvinit-tools: required by gdm (for pidof and startproc).
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Mon Aug 10 07:38:01 UTC 2020 - Dominique Leuenberger <dleuenberger@suse.com>
 
diff --git a/livecd-tumbleweed-gnome.kiwi b/livecd-tumbleweed-gnome.kiwi
index c924fdc..5000e4d 100644
--- a/livecd-tumbleweed-gnome.kiwi
+++ b/livecd-tumbleweed-gnome.kiwi
@@ -203,6 +203,7 @@
     <package name="aaa_base" replaces="xorg-x11-server-extra"/>
     <ignore name="xorg-x11-server-extra"/>
     <package name="xdm"/>
+    <package name="sysvinit-tools"/>
     <package name="aaa_base" replaces="icewm"/>
     <ignore name="icewm"/>
     <package name="aaa_base" replaces="baekmuk-ttf-fonts"/>
diff --git a/livecd-tumbleweed-kde.kiwi b/livecd-tumbleweed-kde.kiwi
index 847e5a9..71a92c5 100644
--- a/livecd-tumbleweed-kde.kiwi
+++ b/livecd-tumbleweed-kde.kiwi
@@ -203,6 +203,7 @@
     <package name="aaa_base" replaces="xorg-x11-server-extra"/>
     <ignore name="xorg-x11-server-extra"/>
     <package name="xdm"/>
+    <package name="sysvinit-tools"/>
     <package name="aaa_base" replaces="icewm"/>
     <ignore name="icewm"/>
     <package name="aaa_base" replaces="baekmuk-ttf-fonts"/>
diff --git a/livecd-tumbleweed-x11.kiwi b/livecd-tumbleweed-x11.kiwi
index 32b591e..2fbf1a1 100644
--- a/livecd-tumbleweed-x11.kiwi
+++ b/livecd-tumbleweed-x11.kiwi
@@ -203,6 +203,7 @@
     <package name="aaa_base" replaces="xorg-x11-server-extra"/>
     <ignore name="xorg-x11-server-extra"/>
     <package name="xdm"/>
+    <package name="sysvinit-tools"/>
     <package name="aaa_base" replaces="icewm"/>
     <ignore name="icewm"/>
     <package name="aaa_base" replaces="baekmuk-ttf-fonts"/>
diff --git a/livecd-tumbleweed-xfce.kiwi b/livecd-tumbleweed-xfce.kiwi
index 13117f7..84fc8f6 100644
--- a/livecd-tumbleweed-xfce.kiwi
+++ b/livecd-tumbleweed-xfce.kiwi
@@ -203,6 +203,7 @@
     <package name="aaa_base" replaces="xorg-x11-server-extra"/>
     <ignore name="xorg-x11-server-extra"/>
     <package name="xdm"/>
+    <package name="sysvinit-tools"/>
     <package name="aaa_base" replaces="icewm"/>
     <ignore name="icewm"/>
     <package name="aaa_base" replaces="baekmuk-ttf-fonts"/>