diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index ee733ff5d5..421149203c 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ Maintainer: Mason James <mtj@kohaaloha.com>
 Section: web
 Priority: optional
 Standards-Version: 3.8.4
+# koha-systemd package provides systemd units only
 # WARNING: The "control" file is automatically generated from the "control.in" file.
 # Do not manually edit "control" or your changes will be clobbered when you
 # run update-control
@@ -166,7 +167,6 @@ Build-Depends: libalgorithm-checkdigits-perl,
  libuniversal-require-perl,
  liburi-perl,
  libuuid-perl,
- libwebservice-ils-perl,
  libwww-csrf-perl,
  libwww-perl,
  libxml-dumper-perl,
@@ -184,26 +184,14 @@ Build-Depends: libalgorithm-checkdigits-perl,
 
 Package: koha-common
 Architecture: all
-Depends: ${misc:Depends}, ${koha:Depends},
+Depends: ${misc:Depends},
+ koha-core,
+ koha-systemd | koha-sysv,
  apache2,
  apache2-mpm-itk | libapache2-mpm-itk,
- at,
- cron-daemon,
- daemon,
- debconf,
  idzebra-2.0,
- koha-l10n,
  memcached,
- mysql-client | virtual-mysql-client,
- perl-doc,
- pwgen,
- rabbitmq-server,
- sudo,
- fonts-dejavu | ttf-dejavu,
- unzip,
- weasyprint,
- xmlstarlet,
- yaz
+ rabbitmq-server
 Suggests: mysql-server | virtual-mysql-server,
  letsencrypt,
 Homepage: http://koha-community.org/
@@ -211,8 +199,9 @@ Description: integrated (physical) library management system
  Koha is an Integrated Library Management system for real-world libraries
  (the kinds with books).
  .
- This package contains everything needed to run Koha, except the site
- specific configuration files. See the package koha for the rest.
+ This metapackage installs the complete Koha system with all dependencies.
+ On systemd-based systems, it will use native systemd units (koha-systemd).
+ On other systems or containers, it will use SysV init scripts (koha-sysv).
 
 Package: koha
 Architecture: all
@@ -418,7 +407,6 @@ Depends: libalgorithm-checkdigits-perl,
  libuniversal-require-perl,
  liburi-perl,
  libuuid-perl,
- libwebservice-ils-perl,
  libwww-csrf-perl,
  libwww-perl,
  libxml-dumper-perl,
@@ -445,14 +433,15 @@ Description: integrated (physical) library management system
  Koha is an Integrated Library Management system for real-world libraries
  (the kinds with books).
  .
- This package provides a version of Koha identical to that of koha-full,
- but without third-party systems such as MariaDB, RabbitMQ, et cetera.
+ This package provides the core Koha application files, scripts, and
+ configuration without any init system. It requires either koha-sysv or
+ koha-systemd to manage services.
  .
- This package is EXPERIMENTAL and not recommended for production use.
+ Most users should install koha-common instead, which will automatically
+ select the appropriate init system.
 Depends: ${misc:Depends}, ${koha:Depends},
  at,
  cron-daemon,
- daemon,
  debconf,
  koha-l10n,
  mysql-client | virtual-mysql-client,
@@ -484,3 +473,36 @@ Description: integrated (physical) library management system
  systems such as MariaDB, RabbitMQ, et cetera.
  .
  This package is EXPERIMENTAL and not recommended for production use.
+
+Package: koha-systemd
+Architecture: all
+Depends: ${misc:Depends}, systemd, koha-core
+Provides: koha-init
+Conflicts: koha-sysv
+Description: systemd units for Koha ILS
+ Koha is an Integrated Library Management system for real-world libraries
+ (the kinds with books).
+ .
+ This package provides native systemd service units for managing Koha
+ instances. Each service type (Plack, Zebra, SIP, Z3950, workers, indexers)
+ is managed as a separate systemd unit using instance templates.
+ .
+ This allows granular control over individual services per instance and
+ leverages systemd features like dependency management, resource limits,
+ and journald logging.
+
+Package: koha-sysv
+Architecture: all
+Depends: ${misc:Depends}, daemon, koha-core
+Provides: koha-init
+Conflicts: koha-systemd
+Description: SysV init scripts for Koha ILS
+ Koha is an Integrated Library Management system for real-world libraries
+ (the kinds with books).
+ .
+ This package provides traditional SysV init.d scripts for managing Koha
+ instances. All services (Plack, Zebra, SIP, Z3950, workers, indexers) are
+ managed through a single init script using the daemon wrapper.
+ .
+ This package is intended for legacy systems, containers without systemd
+ (like KTD), or environments where SysV init is preferred.