--- a/flavor.in
+++ b/flavor.in
@@ -127,14 +127,11 @@
 # Commands for RPM scriptlets: These must not be empty even if there is no operation for
 # either update-alternatives or libalternatives.
 
-%#FLAVOR#_install_alternative() \# #FLAVOR#_install_alternative: \
-%{?!with_libalternatives:%{_python_macro_init}%{lua:python_install_ualternative("#FLAVOR#") \
-}}%{?with_libalternatives:\: \# no install scriptlet action for libalternatives}
+%#FLAVOR#_install_alternative() %{_python_macro_init} \
+%{lua:python_install_alternative("#FLAVOR#")}
 
-%#FLAVOR#_uninstall_alternative() \# #FLAVOR#_uninstall_alternative: \
-%{?!with_libalternatives:%{uninstall_alternative -n %1 -t %{_bindir}/%1-%{#FLAVOR#_bin_suffix} \
-}}%{?with_libalternatives:\: \# no uninstall scriptlet action for libalternatives}
+%#FLAVOR#_uninstall_alternative() \
+%{uninstall_alternative -n %1 -t %{_bindir}/%1-%#FLAVOR#_bin_suffix}
 
-%#FLAVOR#_reset_alternative() \# #FLAVOR#_reset_alternative: \
-%{?!with_libalternatives:\: \# reset action only for libalternatives \
-}%{?with_libalternatives:%{reset_alternative -n %1 -t %{_bindir}/%1-%{#FLAVOR#_bin_suffix}}}
+%#FLAVOR#_reset_alternative() \
+%{reset_alternative -n %1 -t %{_bindir}/%1-%#FLAVOR#_bin_suffix}
--- a/functions.lua
+++ b/functions.lua
@@ -116,6 +116,70 @@
     end
     return prio
 end
+function python_install_alternative(flavor)
+    local prio      = alternative_prio(flavor)
+    local binsuffix = rpm.expand("%" .. flavor .. "_bin_suffix")
+    local libalternatives = rpm.expand("%{with libalternatives}")
+
+    local params = {}
+    for p in string.gmatch(rpm.expand("%*"), "%S+") do
+        table.insert(params, p)
+    end
+
+    if #params == 0 then
+        print("error")
+        return
+    end
+
+    if libalternatives == "1" then
+        for _, v in ipairs(params) do
+            local link, name, path = python_alternative_names(v, binsuffix)
+            if not v:match(".+%.%d") then
+                local group = ""
+                local man = ""
+                for _, v2 in ipairs(params) do
+                   local man_match = v2:match(".+%.%d")
+                   if man_match then
+                      if string.sub(man_match,1,-3) == v then
+                        local man_entry = v .. "-" .. binsuffix .. "." .. string.sub(man_match,man_match:len())
+                        if man:len() > 0 then
+                           man = man .. ", " .. man_entry
+                        else
+                           man = man_entry
+                        end
+                      end
+                   else
+                      if group:len() > 0 then
+                         group = group .. ", " .. v2
+                      else
+                         group = v2
+                      end
+                   end
+                end
+                local bindir = rpm.expand("%_bindir")
+                local datadir = rpm.expand("%_datadir")
+                print(string.format("mkdir -p %s/libalternatives/%s\n", datadir, v))
+                print(string.format("echo binary=%s/%s-%s >%s/libalternatives/%s/%s.conf\n",
+                    bindir, v, binsuffix, datadir, v, prio))
+                if man:len() > 0 then
+                    print(string.format("echo man=%s >>%s/libalternatives/%s/%s.conf\n",
+                        man, datadir, v, prio))
+                end
+                if group:len() > 0 then
+                    print(string.format("echo group=%s >>%s/libalternatives/%s/%s.conf\n",
+                        group, datadir, v, prio))
+                end
+            end
+        end
+    else
+        local link, name, path = python_alternative_names(params[1], binsuffix)
+        print(string.format("update-alternatives --quiet --install %s %s %s %s", link, name, path, prio))
+        table.remove(params, 1)
+        for _, v in ipairs(params) do
+            print(string.format(" \\\n   --slave %s %s %s", python_alternative_names(v, binsuffix)))
+        end
+    end
+end
 function python_install_ualternative(flavor)
     local prio      = alternative_prio(flavor)
     local binsuffix = rpm.expand("%" .. flavor .. "_bin_suffix")
--- a/macros/001-alternatives
+++ b/macros/001-alternatives
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
 %define alternative_name %{-n:%{-n*}}%{!-n:%1} \
 %define alternative_target %{-t:%{-t*}}%{!-t:%2} \
 if [ "$1" -gt 0 ] && [ -f %{_sbindir}/update-alternatives ]; then \
-    update-alternatives --quiet --remove "%{alternative_name}" "%{alternative_target}" \
+    update-alternatives --quiet --remove "%{alternative_name}" "%{alternative_target}" || true \
 fi \
 %{nil}