Public bug reported: Binary package hint: gnome-terminal
The bash started by gnome-terminal (invoked from the Gnome menu) didn't know it was supposed to be an interactive shell. This means that a user's .bash_profile is not sourced. So I edited the gnome-terminal applet to add the option --command="bash --login", which made .bash_profile start to work. ** Affects: gnome-terminal (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Description changed: Binary package hint: gnome-terminal The bash started by gnome-terminal (invoked from the Gnome menu) didn't know it was supposed to be an interactive shell. This means that a user's .bash_profile is not sourced. So I edited the gnome-terminal applet to add the option --command="bash - --login", which made it start to work. + --login", which made .bash_profile start to work. -- gnome-terminal not started as an "interactive shell" https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/250000 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs