Package: vim-full Version: 1:7.1-135+1 Severity: important $ LANG=C update-alternatives --display vim vim - status is manual. link currently points to /usr/bin/vim.full /usr/bin/vim.basic - priority 30 /usr/bin/vim.gnome - priority 60 Current `best' version is /usr/bin/vim.gnome.
$ LANG=C ls -al /usr/bin/vim.full ls: /usr/bin/vim.full: No such file or directory $ LANG=C ls -al /usr/bin/vim lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 21 Jan 31 2006 /usr/bin/vim -> /etc/alternatives/vim $ LANG=C ls -al /etc/alternatives/vim lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 17 Aug 11 12:09 /etc/alternatives/vim -> /usr/bin/vim.full So when I type "vim", it doesn't work... this is a problem that could be solved at the update-alternatives level (see #87677, #311288, #392440) but in this particular case and until update-alternatives is going to be fixed, It could make sense to detect this corner-case and update with the alternatives to point to vim.gnome since that's what you suggest as replacement. Feel free to give your input in the update-alternatives bug report mentionned above explaing in more details how you managed to create this situation. :-) And I have similar problem with various other alternatives, although I don't remember having personalized them: $ LANG=C update-alternatives --display gvim gvim - status is manual. link currently points to /usr/bin/vim.full /usr/bin/vim.gnome - priority 60 Current `best' version is /usr/bin/vim.gnome. $ LANG=C update-alternatives --display gview gview - status is manual. link currently points to /usr/bin/gvim /usr/bin/vim.gnome - priority 60 Current `best' version is /usr/bin/vim.gnome. $ LANG=C update-alternatives --display gvimdiff gvimdiff - status is manual. link currently points to /usr/bin/gvim /usr/bin/vim.gnome - priority 60 Current `best' version is /usr/bin/vim.gnome. etc. -- System Information: Debian Release: lenny/sid APT prefers unstable APT policy: (500, 'unstable'), (500, 'testing'), (500, 'stable'), (1, 'experimental') Architecture: i386 (i686) Kernel: Linux 2.6.22-2-686 (SMP w/1 CPU core) Locale: LANG=fr_FR.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=fr_FR.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash Versions of packages vim-full depends on: ii vim-gnome 1:7.1-135+1 Vi IMproved - enhanced vi editor - vim-full recommends no packages. -- no debconf information -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]