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| [[http://linux.die.net/man/8/update-alternatives|update-alternatives]] - maintain symbolic links determining default commands | [[http://linux.die.net/man/8/update-alternatives|update-alternatives]] - maintain symbolic links determining default commands | ||
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| + | ===== switching alternative ===== | ||
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| + | By default ''alternatives'' uses ''auto'' mode picking the "best" alternative. | ||
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| + | //TODO: how to enforce sysadmin preference// | ||
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| - the ''%%--slave%%'' option is optional and may be repeated, use if you wish to "group" alternatives | - the ''%%--slave%%'' option is optional and may be repeated, use if you wish to "group" alternatives | ||
| - use proper ''%postun'' to remove alternative on package uninstall | - use proper ''%postun'' to remove alternative on package uninstall | ||
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| + | <note warning> | ||
| + | Currently it remains unclear how to handle optional files, as for above example: | ||
| + | - ''%{_mandir}'' path can be missing if ''%_excludedocs'' is set | ||
| + | - ''%{_mandir}'' path could be ''.gz'' compressed or not, it's currently solved with a glob: ''%{_mandir}/man1/phar%{ver_suffix}.1*'' | ||
| + | </note> | ||
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