Re: Need help installing an "alternative"

[Ron Johnson <ron.l.johnson@cox.net>]

On 2010-04-08 20:38, Cameron Hutchison wrote:
> Ron Johnson <ron.l.johnson@cox.net> writes:
>
> > # update-alternatives --install x-www-browser firefox \
> >                                        /usr/local/firefox/firefox 3
> > update-alternatives: error: alternative link is not absolute as it 
> > should be: x-www-browser
>
> > What am I doing wrong?
>
> The easiest way to see how this stuff works is to look at a postinst
> script that already does it. Pick an existing alternative and look at
> /var/lib/dpkg/info/$PACKAGE.postinst.

Excellent idea.

> I think you want this:
>
> # update-alternatives --install x-www-browser /usr/bin/x-www-browser \
> 	/usr/local/firefox/firefox 3
>
> That sets up /usr/local/firefox/firefox as an alternative for
> /usr/sbin/x-www-browser .

Unfortunately, that's wrong.  Peeking into iceape-browser.postinst, 
though, gave me the answer.

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