TRAIN_00350.eml

NoneNone> 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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