initscripts software package provides scripts for initializing and shutting down the system, you can install in your Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (Trusty Tahr) by running the commands given below on the terminal,
$ sudo apt-get update $ sudo apt-get install initscripts
initscripts is installed in your system.
Make ensure the initscripts package were installed using the commands given below,
$ sudo dpkg-query -l | grep initscripts *
You will get with initscripts package name, version, architecture and description in a table
| Distro | Ubuntu 14 04 lts trusty tahr |
| Section | Administration Utilities |
| Package | initscripts |
| Version | 2.88dsf-41ubuntu6 |
| Description | scripts for initializing and shutting down the system |
| Sub Section | Admin |