Re: How can I move /usr/bin, /usr/lib (etc.) files?

2003-01-02 Thread sos22
> I'm using bash, so editting the ".profile" file in the user's home directory > seems to have done the trick for the most part, You may also want to modify /etc/environment, so that programs other than Bash get the new PATH as well. (Your system may call /etc/environment something else. Look in

Re: How can I move /usr/bin, /usr/lib (etc.) files?

2003-01-02 Thread Jamie Risk
"Chris" wrote: >bad bad idea. ... why would you want to do this? The reasons _are_ fickle but: * I'm trying to develop an understanding of how linux operates... * Most unix environments I've worked on were set up with /usr/local/bin etc. so I'm used to this * I'm having fun compiling all the sr

How can I move /usr/bin, /usr/lib (etc.) files?

2003-01-02 Thread Jamie Risk
Moving the contents of my "/usr/bin" directory is simple enough: "mv /usr/bin [newdirectory]" does the trick; but finding the programs in the new location seems to be the kicker. I'm using bash, so editting the ".profile" file in the user's home directory seems to have done the trick for the most