Why does i2p start running by itself after installation?

[spammywindy]

I am installing i2p via the Debian package interface (https://geti2p.net/en/download/debian). I notice that i2p start running as a service in my machine right away after the installation without my consent. The data of this i2p run is stored in `/var/lib/i2p/i2p-config`. The only way to stop this i2p service is `sudo service i2p stop.

Why this service running as `i2p` not `i2prouter`? Is it going against the recommendation of i2p that we should run i2p using `i2prouter` command?
How do I turn off this behavior (i.e., installing i2p via Debian package without i2p starting to run by itself in the background)?

[donarrock]

How about 'sudo systemctl disable i2p'? (I guess your Debian is using systemd.)

[COMiX]

try with dpkg-reconfigure i2p, as root

During the config, 'should i2p start at boot' -> NO