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Re: Finding rsh package [was Re: Screen scrambling in Pine 4.44]



Robert Funnell <robert.funnell@mcgill.ca> wrote:
>
> I guess they silently overwrite one another during package installation?

If rsh-clients is installed, it will take precedence, otherwise ssh
will provide the symlinks.

> On a slightly different topic, why doesn't
>              dpkg --search /usr/bin/rsh
> find either rsh-clients or ssh?

Because it only searches files directly included in packages which
means alternatives aren't considered.
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