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Is there a particular reason to require %{_sbindir}/update-alternatives instead if chkconfig? I thought generally we preferred the latter? [[User:Petersen|Petersen]] 10:18, 14 November 2011 (UTC) | Is there a particular reason to require %{_sbindir}/update-alternatives instead if chkconfig? I thought generally we preferred the latter? [[User:Petersen|Petersen]] 10:18, 14 November 2011 (UTC) | ||
What is the purpose of %postun in the sendmail example? I mean this: | What is the purpose of %postun in the sendmail example? I mean this: | ||
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: From #fedora-devel: rdieter_work: stardust: I'm going to speculate that it's a workaround for some historical problem/bug for not getting the alternative set properly --[[User:Stardust85|Stardust85]] ([[User talk:Stardust85|talk]]) 15:29, 21 July 2016 (UTC) | |||
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Is there a particular reason to require %{_sbindir}/update-alternatives instead if chkconfig? I thought generally we preferred the latter? Petersen 10:18, 14 November 2011 (UTC)
What is the purpose of %postun in the sendmail example? I mean this:
%postun
if [ "$1" -ge "1" ]; then
if [ "`readlink %{_sysconfdir}/alternatives/mta`" == "%{_sbindir}/sendmail.sendmail" ]; then
%{_sbindir}/alternatives --set mta %{_sbindir}/sendmail.sendmail
fi
fi
--Stardust85 (talk) 14:56, 21 July 2016 (UTC)
- From #fedora-devel: rdieter_work: stardust: I'm going to speculate that it's a workaround for some historical problem/bug for not getting the alternative set properly --Stardust85 (talk) 15:29, 21 July 2016 (UTC)