[Pkg-javascript-devel] Bug#1118168: Bug#1118168: nodejs: rename node with version number (node${version})

[Jérémy Lal]

Le mer. 15 oct. 2025 à 20:25, michel <okgomdjgbmoij at gmail.com> a écrit :

> Package: nodejs
> Version: 20.19.2+dfsg-1
> Severity: wishlist
> X-Debbugs-Cc: okgomdjgbmoij at gmail.com
>
> Dear Maintainers,
>
>
> I mean like python. For example: node20 symlinks to node20.19 . And also a
> separate nodeisnode20 package.
>
> I know this is a rather big request but there's clearly a need for it
> given the number of tools for forcing several versions to coexist. This
> kind of problem can be solved inside apt.


Would distributing /usr/bin/nodeXX and using update-alternatives to decide
which version takes /usr/bin/node (by default the one in testing) be a good
solution ?
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