Hello LQ,
I recently ran into the 'alternatives' command ( /usr/sbin/alternatives ). It helped me through a migration from Oracle Java (
) to openjdk (
).
I've read through the man page, and have an understanding of what the program is designed to do. However, I can't decide if this command is actually something I should lean on regularly. Sure, it helped me through a sticky situation with Oracle V. OpenJDK, but I'm curious if this command is "recommended".
Anybody have any thoughts on that command?