alternatives --install gets stuck: failed to read link: No such file or directory
Alternatives utility gets stuck doing install. Fedora 17 x86_64. Removing the /var/lib/alternatives/javaws file resolved the issue (for me). # alternatives --install /usr/bin/javaws javaws /usr/java/jdk1.7.0_07/jre/bin/javaws 20000 failed to read link /usr/bin/javaws: No such file or directory # ls /usr/bin/javaws ls: cannot access /usr/bin/javaws: No such file or directory # ls -al /var/lib/alternatives/javaws -rw-r--r--. 1 root root 105 Sep 22 11:39 /var/lib/alternatives/javaws # rm /var/lib/alternatives/javaws rm /var/lib/alternatives/javaws rm: remove regular file `/var/lib/alternatives/javaws'? y # alternatives --install /usr/bin/javaws javaws /usr/java/jdk1.7.0_07/jre/bin/javaws 20000 # which javaws /bin/javaws # ls /usr/bin/javaws /usr/bin/javaws # ls -al /var/lib/alternatives/javaws -rw-r--r--. 1 root root 65 Sep 22 11:50 /var/lib/alternatives/javaws # cat /var/lib/alternatives/javaws auto /usr/bin/javaws /usr/java/jdk1.7.0_0...