On Mon, Aug 07, 2000 at 11:36:12PM -0300, Rogerio Brito wrote:
> On Aug 07 2000, kmself@ix.netcom.com 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?

Not quite, I think.

The above will add "emacs" into the list of available alternatives for
"editor".  By what divers black majik a particular application is chosen
I'm not sure.

In my current case, I want to specify an editor (vim) and a window
manager (windowmaker)

        x-window-manager - status is auto.
         link currently points to /usr/bin/X11/fvwm2
        /usr/bin/X11/twm - priority 40
         slave x-window-manager.1.gz: /usr/X11R6/man/man1/twm.1x.gz
        /usr/bin/X11/fvwm2 - priority 50
         slave x-window-manager.1.gz: /usr/X11R6/man/man1/fvwm2.1.gz
        /usr/bin/kde - priority 10
        /usr/bin/X11/vtwm - priority 40
         slave x-window-manager.1.gz: /usr/X11R6/man/man1/vtwm.1x.gz
        /usr/X11R6/bin/wmaker - priority 50
         slave x-window-manager.1.gz: /usr/X11R6/man/man1/wmaker.1x.gz
        /usr/bin/enlightenment - priority 50
         slave x-window-manager.1.gz: /usr/share/man/man1/enlightenment.1.gz
        /usr/bin/sawmill - priority 20
        /usr/bin/blackbox - priority 50
         slave x-window-manager.1.gz: /usr/share/man/man1/blackbox.1.gz
        Current `best' version is /usr/bin/X11/fvwm2.

...what is the "correct" way to have "wmaker" be "Current 'best'
version"?

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