#1 2025-10-08 10:23:53

MarkW

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Why Is This Wrong?

Thanks to user error and gdm3 I had to reinstall.  Obviously I lost all my root level preferences.  I'm trying to restore librewolf to debian alternatives.  I followed the instructions as closely as I could.  This was the result

sudo update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/x-www-browser librewolf /usr/bin/librewolf 60
update-alternatives: error: alternative link /usr/bin/x-www-browser is already managed by x-www-browser

Head_on_a_Stick

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Re: Why Is This Wrong?

That should be

update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/x-www-browser x-www-browser /usr/bin/librewolf 60

From the manpage:

--install link name path priority

But you're probably better advised to use galternatives instead. I managed to hose a Debian system with update-alternatives, it can be dangerous.

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MarkW

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Re: Why Is This Wrong?

I had no idea galternatives was a thing that existed and was already installed on my system.  Any idea why?

Head_on_a_Stick

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Re: Why Is This Wrong?

It's not a very well known application. BunsenLabs includes it because the desktop employs several custom alternatives which the user might want to edit.

Last edited by Head_on_a_Stick (2025-10-08 14:05:08)

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MarkW

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Re: Why Is This Wrong?

And it's listed under a different name in the menu.