Klaus Hameyer wrote:
>>
>> *BUT*, I have been frustrated in attempting to add additional
>> programs from the slakware 3.5 site. I untarred MC.tgz, JOE.tgz,
>> LYNX.tgz in the / directory and the files all seem to be placed
>> in appropriate directories but bash says "files not found".
Steven (New Zealand) wrote:
> I've just booted BasicLinux and installed JOE.tgz and it
> works fine.
> ----------------
> cd /
> gunzip joe.tgz
> tar -xvf joe
> joe
> ----------------
I tried it your way with gunzp first, and it works fine too. I had
used "tar -zxvf joe" (which works ok on RH6.2 and SEEMED to work
here too, but....). Try it!
> BTW have you tried e3 (in BasicLinux)? I think it is
> somewhat similar to joe.
Yes, it's much leaner. I tried to install joe as a test because
I was familiar with it.
I understand the size limitations of BASLINUX. Is there a way of
increasing the ram0 initial size, or does that get too much into
the innards of how you have assembled baslinux.gz?
Another unrelated question: it's great being able to get to BASLINUX
from DOS. Is there a way to get back to DOS without rebooting the
machine?
>> Is this a question of path?
> Not necessarily. There are three ways to run a program.
> Let's assume, for example, that you have put program xxx
> in the /mnt directory.
> (1) cd to /mnt and execute xxx =OR=
> (2) execute /mnt/xxx from anywhere =OR=
> (3) add /mnt to the path and execute xxx from anywhere
This I knew...
>> And where do I set it?
>>To see the current path:
>>----------
>>echo $PATH
>>----------
>>
>>To define PATH:
>>-----------------------------
>>PATH="/bin:/usr/bin:/mnt/bin"
>>-----------------------------
>>
>>To add to an existing PATH:
>> ---------------------
>>PATH="$PATH:/mnt/bin"
>>---------------------
>>
>>For a permanent PATH change, you can edit /etc/profile.
...and this I did not. I will put it on my index cards of things to
remember. Thank you so much for your help.
Klaus Hameyer
Burlington, VT (USA)
