Elimination of cracks on the ceiling

At the joints of plates made of concrete, on the ceiling of the room, cracks may appear over time. Even worse, the situation in buildings with wood ceilings, the ceilings of the rooms in which are covered with a plaster layer and gypsum plasterboard ceilings. How to close the cracks in the ceiling of the room so that they do not form again — get permission for the air conditioning?