Galternatives - GUI for Alternatives Configuration February 12, 2006
Posted by Carthik in Readers' Tips, applications, ubuntu.trackback
Galternatives is a tool to enable users to use the GUI to update the /etc/alternatives files, which decide the default commands/apps for various tasks. John Pywtorak sent in this tip via email (thanks John).
The /etc/alternatives defines default applications for the traditional Unix/Linux system - such as, the default application to handle irc, to browse the web etc.
You can install galternatives using:
$sudo apt-get install galternatives
After it is installed, you can run it using:
$gksudo galternatives
The next screenshot shows you me updating the x-www-browser to Epiphany (did I tell you it is “simply” wonderful?).
this blog is definitely getting more and more “there”. nice tip!
/me apt-get now. for dial up users, the package is 25kb (nice).
For browser, mail and terminal you can also use the GNOME menu
System->Preferences->Preferred Applications
though I have not checked whether the choices made there change /etc/alternatives
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Useful stuff, thanks. I like stuff like this - makes Ubuntu all the more user-friendly. These kinda tiny apps should be installed by default. Maybe this will be in Dapper??
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It says package not found…
i’ve just installed kubuntu, but all i see is command line interface. please, can you assist me on configuring a gui . thank you
Same old PUI
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