On Tue, 2002-10-29 at 01:34, Frank wrote: > I downloaded the tar.bz2 file for qt-x11-free-3.0.6, configured,compiled > and installed it. Works nicely. > > One problem. The INSTALL file indicated that I needed to create a > .profile in my user directory and add four lines defining PATH for it's > main directory, libs directory, etc. and then log out and back in for > the paths to be loaded. I followed the instructions...didn't matter > whether the .profile was in the user home directory or the root home > directory....it didn't load the PATH as indicated. As long as I typed > in the PATH lines individually (enter after each) and the typed in the > export command at the end (followed by enter), it worked fine. However, > each time I log out, reboot, etc, I have to type in the PATH and export > commands again........aaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrrrrgggggggggggghhhhhhhh! > > Where can I add these commands so they become 'permanent' (at least > until I remove them) ??
man bash for bash shell. If you want the path vars to be global, put them in /etc/profile; if you want them visible only to one user, put them in ~/.bash_profile. Cheers, Randy > > Thanks for any light you can shed on this. > > Frank > > > > ---- > > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
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