set debian alternatives for x-terminal-emulator
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Description
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I am on the latest Hyper.app version
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I have searched the issues of this repo and believe that this is not a duplicate
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OS version and name: Ubuntu/xenial (affects all debian distributions)
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Hyper.app version: 1.4.7
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Link of a Gist with the contents of your .hyper.js: n/a
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Relevant information from devtools (CMD+ALT+I on Mac OS, CTRL+SHIFT+I elsewhere): n/a
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The issue is reproducible in vanilla Hyper.app: Is Vanilla
Issue
many terminals update debian alternatives for /etc/alternatives/x-terminal-emulator to point to themselves. Hyper should do this in its debian packaging, per https://debian-administration.org/article/91/Using_the_Debian_alternatives_system
This requires the package to run
update-alternatives --install /etc/alternatives/x-terminal-emulator hyper /opt/Hyper/hyper 100
This would allow users could run:
update-alternatives --set x-terminal-emulator /opt/Hyper/hyper
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First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by locating Hyper's Debian packaging entry points and checking how package installation scripts are defined. Add the requested update-alternatives registration for x-terminal-emulator, then verify that installing the Debian package registers Hyper and that the alternative can be selected with the command shown in the issue.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- linux, shell
- Domain
- cli, release
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Clearly specified
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100