rename.ul from util-linux package was removed from alternatives intentionnaly. It was a fix for Debian bug #439935, because other rename alternatives (e.g. prename) have incompatible usage syntax.
See also https://unix.stackexchange.com/a/444524/290955 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to util-linux in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/521677 Title: /usr/bin/rename.ul not in rename alternatives list Status in util-linux package in Ubuntu: Triaged Bug description: Binary package hint: util-linux Hello, I recently migrated my system from another Linux distribution (Gentoo) and noticed, that the rename-tool behaves differently. I tried to change the rename tool using "sudo update-alternatives --config rename" but was unsuccessful with the message that there were no alternatives to select. After a quick research on the net I found the following article: https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-users/2009-May/184585.html. It states that not the rename tool of util-linux is used but the perl- script prename and the rename tool of util-linux can be found at "/usr/bin/rename.ul". According to the article the following command can be used to add "rename.ul" to the list of alternatives: update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/rename rename /usr/bin/rename.ul 50 --slave /usr/share/man/man1/rename.1.gz rename.1.gz /usr/share/man/man1/rename.ul.1.gz After this I was able to use the util-linux based rename. Is it possible to enable this selection by default, e.g. using a post- install trigger for util-linux or prename? Or are there other considerations for not including the standard rename? Yours sincerely, Ingo ------ Ubuntu release: Description: Ubuntu 9.10 Release: 9.10 Packages: util-linux: Installed: 2.16-1ubuntu5 Candidate: 2.16-1ubuntu5 Version table: *** 2.16-1ubuntu5 0 500 http://at.archive.ubuntu.com karmic/main Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status Expected to happen: Find /usr/bin/rename.ul in the rename alternatives list using sudo update-alternatives --config rename To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/util-linux/+bug/521677/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages Post to : touch-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp