On Mon, 22 Dec 2008 03:57:22 +0200, Nikos Chantziaras wrote: > And how is putting KDE4 in /usr/kde going to help in this? What > difference does it make if the wrong path is chosen? Surely, it > doesn't matter a bit how that path looks like if it's wrong. If a KDE4 > path would come before a KDE3 path in a KDE3 session, the last thing > you care about is whether that path is /usr/bin or /usr/kde/4.1/bin.
Because /usr/bin will always be in your PATH, so even if you are running a KDE 3 session, KDE4 programs will be loaded. By keeping the separate,not only from one another but also from other programs, you can ensure that your PATH includes only KDE3 or KDE4 programs. -- Neil Bothwick "I'm Not Sure If I'm Homosexual", Said Tom, Half In Earnest.
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