der.hans: Introduction to /etc/alternatives
Channel: Brian Cluff
Date: 2018-08-13

Presented to the Phoenix Linux Users Group on August 9th 2018 by der.hans

Description:
/etc/alternatives allows choosing among many programs to provide a certain functionality.
For instance, editor can pick the locally preferred text editor. Alternatives will also make sure man-pages also match.
Attendees will learn:
* What is /etc/alternatives
* Why is /etc/alternatives
* How to configure /etc/alternatives
* How to use helper scripts

About der.hans:
der.hans is a Free Software community veteran, presenter and author. He is the founder of the Free Software Stammtisch, BoF organizer for the Southern California Linux Expo (SCaLE) and chairman of the Phoenix Linux User Group (PLUG).

As a technology and entrepreneurial veteran, roles have included director of engineering, engineering manager, IS manager, system administrator, community college instructor, developer and DBA.

He presents regularly at large community-led conferences (SCaLE, SeaGL, LibrePlanet, LFNW, Tübix) and many local groups.

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