Re: What do I use to reconfigure the network /after/ initial install on Etch?
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Joe Hart wrote:
> Celejar wrote:
>
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>>> Since the activities of update-alternatives are quite involved, some
>>> specific terms will help to explain its operation.
>
> That may be true for some things, but IMO, not for everything.
>
> Earlier today I was helping someone install GNU/Linux to replace their
> Windows XP, and they needed the latest java (1.6.0) and it wasn't
> available as a package (that I could find), so rather than wiping out
> the java that was installed on the system (I had previously installed
> sun-java6-jre), I simply downloaded the jre from sun and installed it to
> /usr/local/bin, then changed the symlink /etc/alternatives/java to point
> to it.
>
> I figured that way, if the java package ever updates, it will fix that
> link and use the updated version. Perhaps I went about it the wrong
> way, but it worked. I don't really know if apt will overwrite my link
> or not when the time comes. I guess time will tell. She'll come
> running to me when it breaks.
I'm replying to my own message. After reading the man page for
update-alternatives, I can understand the reason for it.
>
> I'm still a bit new to Debian, so I don't always do things the
> "recommended" way. I am learning.
Thanks for pointing me to the man. Like I said, I'm still learning.
> Celejar, let me ask you this, is it better to edit /etc/X11/xorg.conf by
> hand to implement necessary changes or should one use dpkg-reconfigure
> xserver-xorg exclusively to build that file?
>
> What is the point of having all info stored in plain text files if one
> is supposed to only use tools to edit them? They might as well be
> binary. Or is it perhaps so other tools can easily read them?
I still would like to hear your answer (or anyone else's opinion) to
this however.
Joe
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