[kde-linux] Add /opt/kde/bin to the PATH?

Larry Alkoff labradley at mindspring.com
Wed Apr 12 01:59:55 UTC 2006


Kevin Krammer wrote:
> On Monday 10 April 2006 19:02, Larry Alkoff wrote:
>> Is it considered desireable to add /opt/kde/bin to the user PATH?
>>
>> Although I realize that some kde programs know where to find the many
>> kde/bin files, it is helpful to be able to run some programs from an
>> xterm or konsole.
> 
> If you like to launch from a shell, you should add it.
> 
> Distributions that install into /usr have this by default and there is no 
> known problem about this.
> 
> Cheers,
> Kevin

Thanks very much for the ifo Kevin.

I _like_ having major apps in /opt and don't mind adding to the path.

It's a lot handier with the KDE bin/ on the path.

Larry

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Larry Alkoff N2LA - Austin TX
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