#271264 dpkg: overwrites "alternatives" symlinks without warning

Package:
dpkg
Source:
dpkg
Description:
Debian package management system
Submitter:
Joey Hess
Date:
2015-03-29 00:03:05 UTC
Severity:
normal
#271264#5
Date:
2004-09-12 08:49:21 UTC
From:
To:
Hi,

with the package mt-st installed, after an update of star (reproduced
with a fresh install on another machine), the symlink /bin/mt ->
/etc/alternatives/mt is gone, leaving me without the mt command.
Interestingly, /etc/alternatives/mt and /etc/alternatives/mt.1.gz still
point to the old location, but have been touched in the process (new
mtime).

Cheers, Til
#271264#10
Date:
2004-10-03 21:45:08 UTC
From:
To:
reassign 271264 dpkg
thanks

This is a problem with update-alternatives, not with star.
Apparently it has troubles when there's only one alternative left (as far as I
see this was already reported).

          Pawel
#271264#15
Date:
2004-10-03 21:45:08 UTC
From:
To:
reassign 271264 dpkg
thanks

This is a problem with update-alternatives, not with star.
Apparently it has troubles when there's only one alternative left (as far as I
see this was already reported).

          Pawel