Installed galternative today. Doesn't work.
Using kernel:
4.3.0-040300-generic #201511020949 SMP Mon Nov 2 14:50:44 UTC 2015 x86_64
x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
Margarita Manterola 's :
sudo ln -s /usr/bin/update-alternatives /usr/sbin/
helped me, Ubuntu : 14.4.03 LTS
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You received this bug not
Setting the executive bit for files on devices needs that the exec flag is set
by mounting the device. Otherwise using chmod command dos'nt work and can not
set the execution right to the file.
In ubuntu the exec flag is NOT set by default and has to be set manually.
This means:
This call is not