Re: Bug#597571: nodejs: non common executable name (exclusive alternatives ?)

[Ian Jackson <ijackson@chiark.greenend.org.uk>]

Jérémy Lal writes ("Re: Bug#597571: nodejs: non common executable name (exclusive alternatives ?)"):
> On might object "node" would have a different meaning, depending
> on the packages installed ; still, nodejs or x25node (if its maintainer
> cares to follow) would be there, and unambiguous.

I think this kind of horrendous stuff should not be done in packages
and certainly not by just installing them.

If the sysadmin really hates it so much, they can
  ln -s /usr/bin/nodejs /usr/local/bin/node
surely ?

Ian.