vercel / vercel/hyper

deb creates invalid symlink (on case-sensitive file system)

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Description

The deb version creates a symlink from /usr/local/bin/hyper -> /opt/hyper/hyper, however the actual directory is /opt/Hyper/hyper, so the link doesn't work on case-sensitive file systems like ext4.

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Research direction

Inspect the Debian packaging entry point that creates the /usr/local/bin/hyper symlink and compare its target with the actual /opt/Hyper/hyper directory named in the issue. Verify the corrected capitalization by installing or checking the package on a case-sensitive filesystem such as ext4.

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Assessment

Tech stack
linux
Domain
release
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Clearly specified
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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