On Sun, 24 Dec 2023 at 22:48, Stephan Seitz <stse+deb...@rootsland.net> wrote: > > Am So, Dez 24, 2023 at 10:06:09 +0100 schrieb Gioele Barabucci: > >After the installation there would be no /usr/bin/gpg. Once the user > >installs, say, ggp-is-gnupg then /usr/bin/gpg will point to > >/usr/bin/gpg-gnupg. Users (and scripts) are still free to install the > > And if you want to change it, you have to download and install a new > package (and remove another) instead of using a local command > (update-alternatives) that doesn’t need an internet connection?
if you want to activate a new alternative, you have to download a new package that provides it anyway, so there's no difference. Subsequent switches will use the cached package, and if you have issues downloading a 3 kilobytes metapackage then just ensure the cache is never cleared.
