Where is update-alternatives?Forum: Apt-get Topic: Where is update-alternatives? started by: henk.1955 Posted by henk.1955 on Mar. 09 2005,13:24
I tried to do a remaster of 10RC1.I am not a fan of fluxbox so the first i do is apt-get install icewm To remaster, i copy the content of the KNOPPIX to my remix dir. Then install dsl-dpkg.dsl, gnu-utils.dsl, alsadebs.dsl and XFree86.dsl Then chroot into the remix dir, apt-get update and start apt-get ting all i want. i have done this from dsl-0.8.2 till 0.9.3, and it works great. Now with 10RC1 it appears the update-alternatives is removed from the /usr/sbin, so apt-get install icewm complains. I can solve this by copieng it from the "old" 0.9.3, but i think it should be put in dsl-dpkg.dsl. edit WHERE are the /etc/alternatives ... /edit Posted by henk.1955 on Mar. 09 2005,15:04
while apt-get ting more and more, i found i had to "rerpair":/usr/sbin/update-aternatives /etc/alternatives /var/backups /usr/share/info/dir I know the are not nessesary for dsl to run. It is good to take them out to save space for runtime files. But i whould like to see then back in dsl-dpkg.dsl Posted by cbagger01 on Mar. 09 2005,23:03
Unused directories should take up very little space on the disk.I don't know the exact amount, but I would rather nuke unused files than unused directories. Especially if the directories are expected to be present by the Debian package installer. Of course your dsl-dpkg suggestion is also a good one because you can't install any packages without it except by untarring stuff. Posted by ke4nt1 on Mar. 10 2005,21:23
I have updated the dsl-dpkg.dsl extension .It is in the repository, in the "system" area.. Please test and feedback as to the missing dirs/files that henk.1955 spoke of.. 73 ke4nt Posted by henk.1955 on Mar. 11 2005,13:25
Thank you Kent.I tested the new dsl-dpkg.dsl. It works almost. It looks like some debian postinstall scripts need a /etc/alternatives/pager. After i added this to the dsl-dpkg.dsl, i could apt-get all i wanted. Posted by ke4nt1 on Mar. 11 2005,13:41
Tnx for the feedback, henk.1955 ,will effect further repairs later today.. 73 ke4nt Posted by fishhead on April 04 2005,17:08
i'm having probs with postinstall with libpaper1. what doyou mean about /etc/alternatives/pager? i'm thinking it may help with my problem. help. fish |