[Bug 521677] Re: /usr/bin/rename.ul not in rename alternatives list

[Andrey Bondarenko]

rename.ul from util-linux package was removed from alternatives
intentionnaly. It was a fix for Debian bug #439935, because other rename
alternatives (e.g. prename) have incompatible usage syntax.

See also https://unix.stackexchange.com/a/444524/290955

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Title:
  /usr/bin/rename.ul not in rename alternatives list

Status in util-linux package in Ubuntu:
  Triaged

Bug description:
  Binary package hint: util-linux

  Hello,

  I recently migrated my system from another Linux distribution (Gentoo)
  and noticed, that the rename-tool behaves differently. I tried to
  change the rename tool using "sudo update-alternatives --config
  rename" but was unsuccessful with the message that there were no
  alternatives to select.

  After a quick research on the net I found the following article:
  https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-users/2009-May/184585.html.
  It states that not the rename tool of util-linux is used but the perl-
  script prename and the rename tool of util-linux can be found at
  "/usr/bin/rename.ul". According to the article the following command
  can be used to add "rename.ul" to the list of alternatives:

  update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/rename rename
  /usr/bin/rename.ul 50 --slave /usr/share/man/man1/rename.1.gz
  rename.1.gz /usr/share/man/man1/rename.ul.1.gz

  After this I was able to use the util-linux based rename.

  Is it possible to enable this selection by default, e.g. using a post-
  install trigger for util-linux or prename? Or are there other
  considerations for not including the standard rename?

  Yours sincerely,
  Ingo

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  Ubuntu release:
  Description: Ubuntu 9.10
  Release:	9.10

  Packages:
  util-linux:
    Installed: 2.16-1ubuntu5
    Candidate: 2.16-1ubuntu5
    Version table:
   *** 2.16-1ubuntu5 0
          500 http://at.archive.ubuntu.com karmic/main Packages
          100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

  Expected to happen:
  Find /usr/bin/rename.ul in the rename alternatives list using sudo update-alternatives --config rename

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