On 2010-02-14 19:23 +0100, Lisi wrote: > On Sunday 14 February 2010 18:11:25 Stephen Powell wrote: >> >> awk is a virtual package provided by both the real package mawk and the >> real package gawk. On my Lenny system, mawk is installed, but gawk is not. >> Most awk scripts will work fine with mawk. But occasionally an awk script >> will use features that don't work with the mawk implementation of awk but >> will work with the gawk implementation of awk. >> >> aptitude install mawk_ gawk >> >> will replace mawk with gawk. It is possible to have both installed, >> in which case gawk seems to override mawk.
This is handled by the alternatives system, gawk has a higher priority than mawk so if you don't take any measures it will provide /usr/bin/awk. See update-alternatives(8). > Mmm. But I have only gawk, and installed neither. Nor any other awk. It > probably depends which set-up one asks for during installation. Well, mawk has been of priority 'required' for a very long time, so I guess you removed it manually at some point. Any method to install Debian will install all required packages, AFAIK. Sven -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/87iq9zk6aa....@turtle.gmx.de
