Re: non-starting browsers - the whole sad history

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On Sunday 27 February 2022 11:48:03 Dr. Nikolaus Klepp wrote:
> Anno domini 2022 Sun, 27 Feb 11:24:29 -0800
>
>  William Morder via tde-users scripsit:
> > [...]
> > When I put things back to how they were before (because I have all the
> > saved packages, and lists of what I installed when), I am able to
> > reproduce what I did. When I reinstall, and try to put the system back to
> > how it was before, this same problem occurs. It doesn't matter that I
> > tried to put it back the same as before.
>
> There might be a gotcha: look into /etc/alternatives - these do not get
> rebuild to the same links that you might expect. GNOMEs just started to
> place "xdg-open" as alternative to "open" in there (including the manpage)
> and it looks like the last package installed wins.
>
> Nik

But wouldn't /etc/* (thus also everything inside it) get overwritten in a 
fresh installation? If so, why does it persist? When I try to go back to 
whatever installs by default, I still have this problem. 

I do try to follow the rules, but I get the same results either way when it 
comes to these browsers not starting, etc. 

Bill
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