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CDIST-TYPE__UPDATE_ALTERNATIVES(7) cdist CDIST-TYPE__UPDATE_ALTERNATIVES(7)

cdist-type__update_alternatives - Configure alternatives

On Debian and alike systems update-alternatives(1) can be used to setup alternatives for various programs. One of the most common used targets is the "editor".

Use this path for the given alternative

Add (update-alternatives --install) missing path to alternatives.

# Setup vim as the default editor
__update_alternatives editor --path /usr/bin/vim.basic


cdist-type__debconf_set_selections(7), update-alternatives(8)

Nico Schottelius <nico-cdist--@--schottelius.org> Ander Punnar <ander@kvlt.ee>

Copyright (C) 2013 Nico Schottelius and 2020 Ander Punnar. You can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.

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January 15, 2023 7.0.0