Yocto: Replace sysvinit with systemd

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There are some Yocto distributions still using sysvinit as their default init manager. To replace it with systemd, some modifications need to be done in local.conf:

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# build/conf/local.conf
DISTRO_FEATURES_append = " systemd"
VIRTUAL-RUNTIME_init_manager = "systemd"
DISTRO_FEATURES_BACKFILL_CONSIDERED += "sysvinit"
VIRTUAL-RUNTIME_initscripts = ""