altb
altb is a cli utility influenced by update-alternatives of ubuntu.
Linked paths are added to $HOME/.local/bin according to XDG Base Directory Specification
How to start?
execute:
pipx install altb
to track new binary use:
altb track <app_name>@<app_tag> /path/to/binary
for example:
altb track [email protected] /bin/python2.7
altb track [email protected] /bin/python3.8
# altb track python ~/Downloads/python # will also work and generate a new hash for it
List all tracked versions:
$ altb list -a
python
|---- 2.7 - /bin/python2.7
|---- 3.8 - /bin/python3.8
Use specific version:
altb use <app_name>[@<app_tag>]
example:
altb use [email protected]
this will link the tracked path to ~/.local/bin/<app_name> in this case – ~/.local/bin/python
