[wellylug] Newbie question :(
Tony Booth
tbooth at infometrics.co.nz
Thu Feb 13 19:16:00 NZDT 2003
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Andrew Presant [mailto:zrx1100 at paradise.net.nz]
> Sent: Thursday, 13 February 2003 19:08
> To: wellylug yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [wellylug] Newbie question :(
>
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> What does "Add /usr/local/kde/bin to your PATH" mean I should do?
> How do I get it to show up somewhere in the 'K' (start
> applications) menu in
> the KDE desktop?
>
If you type this in a terminal:
echo $PATH
you will see what they mean by PATH. It is the set of directories that are
automatically searched when you type in a command (e.g. ls is usually in the
/bin directory, so /bin needs to be in your path to run it).
Adding to your path for the duration of the current session is as simple as:
export PATH = $PATH:/usr/local/kde/bin
To add it permanently, you will need to edit your .bash_profile or .bashrc
files (in your home directory). Look for the existing PATH entry and add
/usr/local/kde/bin.
I hope that made sense to you.
Cheers
Tony
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