> > What is the /etc/alternatives directory for. I mean, what's the > philosophy behind it? > > Thanks > Paul Serice > It lets people have two programs with the same name on the system at once. Examples: nvi, vim, etc: install as vi xemacs, emacs: both install as emacs -- John Goerzen | Running Debian GNU/Linux (www.debian.org) Custom Programming | jgoerzen@complete.org |