On Wed, Mar 06, 2002 at 20:34:13 +1000, mdevin wrote:
> Because the symlink /etc/alternatives/xconsole points to
> /usr/X11R6/bin/xconsole.real but this file does not exist on my system.
> $ ls /usr/X11R6/bin/xconsole.real
> ls: /usr/X11R6/bin/xconsole.real: No such file or directory
>
> However, the file /usr/X11R6/bin/xconsole does exist. Should I change
> the symlink to point to this one?
AFAIK the symlink no longer serves a purpose and can safely be removed.
(The symlinks in /etc/alternatives are only used if there is a link to them
from a bin directory (e.g. /usr/bin/editor -> /etc/alternatives/editor)).
HTH,
Ray
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