Wednesday, June 26, 2013

graphical UI for alternatives command on linux

Q: Do you need a UI for alternatives command?
A: Go for galternatives.

On linux is the alternatives command very powerful. Especially if you're in the world of java and need to live with multiple versions and possibly switch between them.

However I've found myself confused a bit by running the console commands.

While struggling with one of my issues I came across (http://forums.fedoraforum.org/showthread.php?t=241304) the UI for alternatives command called galternatives.

Installation


on Fedora was simple, as expected:
sudo yum install galternatives

Usage


Once you're familiar with alternatives concept and see the UI, there is not too much to explain any further I believe.

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