Package: dpkg Version: 1.10.4 kronstadt:~# cat /var/lib/dpkg/alternatives/vi manual /usr/bin/vi vi.1.gz /usr/share/man/man1/vi.1.gz
/bin/elvis-tiny 10 /usr/share/man/man1/elvis-tiny.1.gz /usr/bin/elvisnox 120 /usr/share/man/man1/elvis.1.gz kronstadt:~# file /usr/bin/vi /usr/bin/vi: symbolic link to /etc/alternatives/vi kronstadt:~# file /etc/alternatives/vi /etc/alternatives/vi: symbolic link to /usr/bin/elvisnox kronstadt:~# update-alternatives --remove vi /usr/bin/elvisnox kronstadt:~# cat /var/lib/dpkg/alternatives/vi manual /usr/bin/vi vi.1.gz /usr/share/man/man1/vi.1.gz /bin/elvis-tiny 10 /usr/share/man/man1/elvis-tiny.1.gz kronstadt:~# file /usr/bin/vi /usr/bin/vi: symbolic link to /etc/alternatives/vi kronstadt:~# file /etc/alternatives/vi /etc/alternatives/vi: symbolic link to /usr/bin/elvisnox It seems "update-alternatives --remove" is simply ignored when the alternative is in manual mode. That's definitely not what I expect, but perhaps it is my expectation that's wrong? I thought it would reset it to auto mode and point to the next best alternative (elvis-tiny here). There have been so many (and recurring) problems with u-a that I feel it needs a rewrite. And yes, I volunteer (but I am not official, so I can't upload). -- Ian Zimmerman, Oakland, California, U.S.A. GPG: 433BA087 9C0F 194F 203A 63F7 B1B8 6E5A 8CA3 27DB 433B A087 EngSoc adopts market economy: cheap is wasteful, efficient is expensive.
