Why is /usr/bin/rename.ul missing/removed from the util-linux package?
The common program to do batch renaming, rename.ul, was in Ubuntu up to and including Focal (https:/
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Manfred Hampl (m-hampl) said : | #1 |
rename.ul was removed in version 2.35.2-5 (between focal and groovy).
see also https:/
Lucas Sandery (lucas+-) said : | #2 |
That's essentially saying "It was removed because it was removed." I understand why rename.ul was made unavailable in update-
Manfred Hampl (m-hampl) said : | #3 |
The decision was taken by Debian, and Ubuntu just followed. If you want to discuss that, you better ask in a Debian forum, e.g. http://
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