Re: [ubuntu-uk] Setting PATH and other env variables

[Andrew Black (delete obvious bit)]

Sean Miller [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote in
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 BUT, the way that it works is that the settings are applied at the
 time of LOGIN, therefore if you simply open new Gnome sessions the
 script won't be run, as the new window will simply inherit the details
 at the time of login...

That is what I would expect to happen.

But something is not quite happening like this. I have added a line touch 
bash_profile_ran to the file.  It is called when I su - username but 
not when I log into gnome.



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Re: [ubuntu-uk] Setting PATH and other env variables

[Andrew Black (delete obvious bit)]

Sean Miller [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote in 
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 What about /etc/profile ?
 

This is fine for customisations that are system wide.
But I would like something that is per user.
Thanks


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[ubuntu-uk] Setting PATH and other env variables

[Andrew Black (delete obvious bit)]

Hi
What is the correct place to define PATH.  I have usally defined it in 
.bash_profile but this doesnt appear to get called when you start a gnome 
session.

I want to be able to set the PATH when I start a gnome terminal session.   
BASHRC doesnt seem the right place because you can sometimes end up with 
things being added to the PATH twice.

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[ubuntu-uk] Screen reading

[Andrew Black (delete obvious bit)]

Hi 
Can anyone give me some on screen reading on Ubuntu (edgy)
I am dyslexic and being able to read text would be helful.  Hopefully it 
would have an english accent!

Andrew



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Re: [ubuntu-uk] App for organizing pdfs

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Paul Sladen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote in
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 Could you describe a few examples/use-cases of what manage might
 mean to help to narrow things down.

I am not the original poster, but  I could chip in to say what I would like 
in a similar vein. This applies to any type of file, including images.

 - adding notes associted with the files (without changing the files them 
selves)
 - adding tags
 - sorting /selecting by tags
 - processing tags either for a single directory or for a tree of 
directoreis.
 - being able to access this metadata programmatically in a language of 
your choice 

I am not a Mac type so I don't understand what iPhoto for documents is 
sugggesting.


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Re: [ubuntu-uk] A GUI Grub editor?

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David Pashley [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote in
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 On Feb 28, 2007 at 11:24, Andrew Black (delete obvious bit) praised
 But I find Grub scary.  Partly that I know that if I get it wrong I
 have a nasty unbooting machine (does grup mean Get wRong and machins
 is UnBootable). 
 
 I've naver had a machine that had grub on it to be unbootable. Grub
 nicely has a command line that allows you to fix everything if you get
 the config file wrong


By unbootable I meant a machine that didnt boot cleanly and required 
tender loving care to get it up. I dont really understand boot options cos 
I don't play with them every day.




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Re: [ubuntu-uk] A GUI Grub editor?

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I am quite technical and in general prefer hacking text files rather than GUI 
editors.

But I find Grub scary.  Partly that I know that if I get it wrong I have a 
nasty unbooting machine (does grup mean Get wRong and machins is UnBootable).

If find the file created by debian/ ubuntu really hard to understand.  I am 
not sure whether the issue is
 - the file is complicated per se
 - the version created by the installer is too general/ complex

I am not sure what the answer is but
 - from my techy perspective I would like to take the file apart and 
understand/ simplify it (on a machine that doesnt matter too much if I loose 
it for a day!)
 - from a more general perspective some form of GUI would be a good idea.

A parallel - the oreilly book on apache security suggests that you throw away 
the all singing / dancing config generated by whatever distribution you have 
and construct one you understand.

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[ubuntu-uk] USB DVD writer

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I am thinking of buy a USB DVD writer. Are there any gotchas in Linux 
support. Can you boot from one?


I would want to use it with Dapper and Edgy.
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[ubuntu-uk] Sound hardware suggestions

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I wonder if anyone could suggest a sound card for use with a Edgy 
machine. Do they exist as USB connected - give me the flexibility to use 
on different machiens without taking apart.

My interersts are 
 - sampling audio input (Analogue - digital ) at high quality
 - playing sound (quality less inportant this way)
 - midi connection to keyboard


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