Re: Deprecation of /etc/alternatives? (Re: Reaction to potential PGP schism)
On Sun, 24 Dec 2023 at 22:48, Stephan Seitz <stse+debian@rootsland.net> wrote:
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> 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.
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