On Mon, 29 Jun 2020 at 22:16, Richard Owlett <[email protected]> wrote:
> I'm looking for something that aims to answer "What can > update-alternatives do for me today?". IOW the manpage gives fine > details but no sense of perspective. Have a read of this page [1] about half-way down under the heading: "DEBIAN SPECIFICITY Alternatives" Actually, read the whole page, it also mentions display managers and menu systems that you have been asking about recently. Actually, read the whole chapter [2], it covers X and the graphical desktop environment. Actually, read the whole book [3]. Some of it you will already know, but it gives a great overview of Debian administration. So it's not a specific topic to just bookmark and forget about, it's worthwhile to actually read the whole thing, skimming whatever is not relevant to you. It is easy to read, has a considerable coverage, and is partially example-based [4], a documentation style that you often request. [1] https://debian-handbook.info/browse/stable/sect.customizing-graphical-interface.html [2] https://debian-handbook.info/browse/stable/workstation.html [3] https://debian-handbook.info/browse/stable/index.html [4] https://debian-handbook.info/browse/stable/case-study.html
