On Wed, Aug 18, 2021 at 01:28:14PM +0900, Norbert Preining wrote:
> it seems that /usr/bin/which from debianutils has been deprecated, which
> is ok, but being noisy about it on any invocation, **without** providing
> an alternative is a no go, since it might break scripts that parse
> output including stderr.
> 
> Please use NEWS, or whatever other channels, and above all, **provide
> information on a replacement!**

Alternatives include
 * type
 * command -v
 * whereis from util-linux
 * the which builtin in some interactive shells
 * the whence builtin in some interactive shells
 * the which() function included in keyboard-configuration.postinst

I don't have a comprehensive list.

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