6.31 Setting Default Applications
Debian has a system of alternatives for various commands (or functionalities). For example, the editor command could be nano or nvi, or one of a large number of alternative editors. You can update the default for this command with:
Another common alternative is x-window-manager. You can get a
list of all alternatives with:
The information is maintained in the directory
/etc/alternatives/.
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