[Bug 1089760] Re: whiptail located in /bin breaks apps who look for it at /usr/bin

[Dmitrijs Ledkovs]

rcconf should search the path for whiptail instead.

** Package changed: newt (Ubuntu) => rcconf (Ubuntu)

** Changed in: rcconf (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Confirmed

** Changed in: rcconf (Ubuntu)
   Importance: Undecided => High

** Also affects: rcconf (Ubuntu Precise)
   Importance: Undecided
       Status: New

** Also affects: rcconf (Ubuntu Quantal)
   Importance: Undecided
       Status: New

** Changed in: rcconf (Ubuntu Precise)
       Status: New => Confirmed

** Changed in: rcconf (Ubuntu Quantal)
       Status: New => Confirmed

** Changed in: rcconf (Ubuntu Quantal)
   Importance: Undecided => High

** Changed in: rcconf (Ubuntu Precise)
   Importance: Undecided => High

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Title:
  whiptail  located in /bin breaks apps who look for it at /usr/bin

Status in “rcconf” package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed
Status in “rcconf” source package in Precise:
  Confirmed
Status in “rcconf” source package in Quantal:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  Release of Ubuntu: Raring 13.04
  Package Version: 0.52.14-11ubuntu4
  Expected Results: Applications who look for whiptail at /usr/bin should run successfully 
  Actual Results: Applications who look for whiptail at /usr/bin fail

  Testcase:

  $ sudo apt-get install whiptail
  $ whereis whiptail
  /bin/whiptail
  $ sudo apt-get install rcconf
  $ sudo rcconf
  "rcconf needs dialog or whiptail"

  I looked at the newt bugs and saw that it was introduced in precise:

  https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/newt/+bug/234409

  I'd suggest to make a soft link to /usr/bin in order to not break apps
  who look for it at /usr/bin (which may be some from debian)

  $ sudo ln -s /bin/whiptail /usr/bin/whiptail

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