On Wed, 16 May 2012 09:28:08 +0200, Johann Spies wrote: > On Tue, May 15, 2012 at 04:44:28PM +0200, Camaleón wrote: > > >> And what's what you want to get exactly? >> >> > So what does the --auto option do otherwise than showing me what I >> > have already seen in the --config screen? >> >> It does exactly what the man page says :-) >> >> --auto link >> Switch the master symlink link to automatic mode. In the process, >> this symlink and its slaves are updated to point to the highest pri‐ >> ority installed alternatives. > > What I did not understand previously from the manpage is what determines > 'highest priority'. I was under the impression that one can change that > with update-alternatives and I did not realise that it was a by-product > of the packaged alternatives' installation.
"Priorities" is a package (and also a repository) concept. What "update-alternatives" allows is setting the default aplication when several programs provide the same funcionality (e.g., browsers, text editors, java virtual machines...) but you can't alter the priorities from here. More info: http://wiki.debian.org/DebianAlternatives > After the explanation on the list and reading the man page again, this > became clear to me. > > Even though technically correct, it did not help me on the first (and > second read) to understand it correctly although I am an experienced > Debian user and was system administrator for 10 years. If you were not used to update-alternatives it's normal to be confused by the internals... in the end, is not a tool you have to deal with every day, thus become easy to forget even for long time linux users :-) P.S. Wow... that was a big signature. Greetings, -- Camaleón -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/jp5oia$jg9$6...@dough.gmane.org
