# Copyright 2014-2015 Canonical Limited. # # Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); # you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. # You may obtain a copy of the License at # # http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 # # Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software # distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, # WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and # limitations under the License. ''' Helper for managing alternatives for file conflict resolution ''' import subprocess import shutil import os def install_alternative(name, target, source, priority=50): ''' Install alternative configuration ''' if (os.path.exists(target) and not os.path.islink(target)): # Move existing file/directory away before installing shutil.move(target, '{}.bak'.format(target)) cmd = [ 'update-alternatives', '--force', '--install', target, name, source, str(priority) ] subprocess.check_call(cmd) def remove_alternative(name, source): """Remove an installed alternative configuration file :param name: string name of the alternative to remove :param source: string full path to alternative to remove """ cmd = [ 'update-alternatives', '--remove', name, source ] subprocess.check_call(cmd)