Re: [OT] Scripts, packages, etc.

On Mon, Jun 23, 2003 at 09:44:03AM -0700, Dan Kegel wrote:
> Yes, allowing simultaneous installs of multiple versions, and using
> links to pick the default one, is a great feature of /package.
> 
> Debian (and to a lesser extent Red Hat) does this, too; in those
> systems, the links are in /etc/alternatives rather than /package, but
> it's the same idea.

They don't serve the same purpose:
/etc/alternative-links allow different versions of a program from
different packages (e.g.: pager -> less, pager -> more).  /package-links
allow different versions of the same package.

Regards, Gerrit.