Tom Furie <t...@furie.org.uk> writes: >On Fri, Apr 09, 2010 at 01:38:56AM -0000, Cameron Hutchison wrote: >> Ron Johnson <ron.l.john...@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 >> >> 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 .
>According to the manpage (on lenny) the arguments to --install are >"genname symlink altern priority", so that would be ># update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/x-www-browser x-www-browser \ > /usr/local/firefox/firefox 3 Absolutely right. Apologies for the incorrect information. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/b05.4bbe8be4.c4...@getafix.xdna.net