On Aug 07 2000, [email protected] wrote:
> Can someone give me an example or two for how to change perferences
> under /etc/alternatives using update-alternatives?
Ok. To make a system work correctly, you'd do:
apt-get update
apt-get -y install emacs20 :-)
update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/editor editor /usr/bin/emacs 1000
To break your system, you'd do something like:
update-alternatives --remove editor /usr/bin/emacs
:-)
> Pointers?
Seriously now, is that what you were asking for?
> Thanks.
Hope this helps, Roger...
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