diff -u xinetd-2.3.14/debian/xinetd.init xinetd-2.3.14/debian/xinetd.init
--- xinetd-2.3.14/debian/xinetd.init
+++ xinetd-2.3.14/debian/xinetd.init
@@ -9,14 +9,14 @@
 
 test -x /usr/sbin/xinetd || exit 0
 
+. /lib/lsb/init-functions
+
 checkportmap () {
   if grep "^[^ *#]" /etc/xinetd.conf | grep -q 'rpc/'; then
     if ! rpcinfo -u localhost portmapper >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-      echo
-      echo "WARNING: portmapper inactive - RPC services unavailable!"
-      echo "    Commenting out or removing the RPC services from"
-      echo "    the /etc/xinetd.conf file will remove this message."
-      echo
+      log_warning_msg "WARNING: portmapper inactive - RPC services unavailable!"
+      log_warning_msg "    Commenting out or removing the RPC services from"
+      log_warning_msg "    the /etc/xinetd.conf file will remove this message."
     fi
   fi
 } 
@@ -24,25 +24,25 @@
 case "$1" in
     start)
         checkportmap
-	echo -n "Starting internet superserver: xinetd"
+	log_daemon_msg "Starting internet superserver" "xinetd"
 	start-stop-daemon --start --quiet --background --exec /usr/sbin/xinetd -- -pidfile /var/run/xinetd.pid $XINETD_OPTS
-	echo "."
+	log_end_msg $?
 	;;
     stop)
-	echo -n "Stopping internet superserver: xinetd"
+	log_daemon_msg "Stopping internet superserver" "xinetd"
 	start-stop-daemon --stop --signal 3 --quiet --oknodo --exec /usr/sbin/xinetd
-	echo "."
+	log_end_msg $?
 	;;
     reload)
-	echo -n "Reloading internet superserver configuration: xinetd"
+	log_daemon_msg "Reloading internet superserver configuration" "xinetd"
 	start-stop-daemon --stop --signal 1 --quiet --oknodo --exec /usr/sbin/xinetd
-	echo "."
+	log_end_msg $?
 	;;
     force-reload)
-	echo "$0 force-reload: Force Reload is deprecated"
-	echo -n "Forcefully reloading internet superserver configuration: xinetd"
+	log_warning_msg "Force Reload is deprecated"
+	log_daemon_msg "Forcefully reloading internet superserver configuration" "xinetd"
 	start-stop-daemon --stop --signal 1 --quiet --oknodo --exec /usr/sbin/xinetd
-	echo "."
+	log_end_msg $?
 	;;
     restart)
 	$0 stop
diff -u xinetd-2.3.14/debian/control xinetd-2.3.14/debian/control
--- xinetd-2.3.14/debian/control
+++ xinetd-2.3.14/debian/control
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 
 Package: xinetd
 Architecture: any
-Depends: ${shlibs:Depends}, netbase
+Depends: ${shlibs:Depends}, netbase, lsb-base (>= 3.0-3)
 Recommends: sysklogd | system-log-daemon, logrotate
 Description: replacement for inetd with many enhancements
  xinetd has access control mechanisms, extensive logging capabilities,