16.159. cdist-type__update_alternatives(7)¶

16.159.1. NAME¶

cdist-type__update_alternatives - Configure alternatives

16.159.2. DESCRIPTION¶

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".

16.159.3. REQUIRED PARAMETERS¶

path: Use this path for the given alternative

16.159.4. BOOLEAN PARAMETERS¶

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

16.159.5. EXAMPLES¶

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

16.159.6. SEE ALSO¶

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

16.159.7. AUTHORS¶

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

16.159.8. COPYING¶

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.