Dear Bruce, Thank you for the prompt response. I suppose I can now proceed further. However, just for your kind information, I tried the same in CentOS (just the env part) and there was no warning message. Regards. VSN
On Thu, Sep 4, 2014 at 12:30 AM, < [email protected]> wrote: > Send lfs-support mailing list submissions to > [email protected] > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://lists.linuxfromscratch.org/listinfo/lfs-support > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > [email protected] > > You can reach the person managing the list at > [email protected] > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of lfs-support digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Problem in setting up the Environment - LFS 7.5 in Mint 17 > (Nagasayanam,V.S) > 2. Re: Problem in setting up the Environment - LFS 7.5 in Mint > 17 (Bruce Dubbs) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Wed, 3 Sep 2014 17:44:39 +0530 > From: "Nagasayanam,V.S" <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Subject: [lfs-support] Problem in setting up the Environment - LFS 7.5 > in Mint 17 > Message-ID: > < > cabk-ucgjxwodg_44ejcfdaz5qecfxnq616yurlchy-4sc_k...@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > I am familiar with Linux but not an expert. I find that the book LFS-7.5 is > very interesting and I have started the work in Mint 17. I have verified > that the software versions are all right. Subsequently, I entered > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > cat > ~/.bash_profile << "EOF" > exec env -i HOME=$HOME TERM=$TERM PS1='\u:\w\$ ' /bin/bash > EOF > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > After logging out and logging in as user 'lfs' > I got this: > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > lfs@linuxpert-HP-EliteBook-6930p ~ $ source ~/.bash_profile > dircolors: no SHELL environment variable, and no shell type option given > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > A Google search reveals that there could be some problems with Debian > derivatives. Kindly advice whether I should change to Fedora or others. > Thanks in advance, > VSN > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: < > http://lists.linuxfromscratch.org/pipermail/lfs-support/attachments/20140903/711aa190/attachment-0001.html > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Wed, 03 Sep 2014 10:35:32 -0500 > From: Bruce Dubbs <[email protected]> > To: LFS Support List <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [lfs-support] Problem in setting up the Environment - LFS > 7.5 in Mint 17 > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed > > Nagasayanam,V.S wrote: > > I am familiar with Linux but not an expert. I find that the book LFS-7.5 > is > > very interesting and I have started the work in Mint 17. I have verified > > that the software versions are all right. Subsequently, I entered > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > cat > ~/.bash_profile << "EOF" > > exec env -i HOME=$HOME TERM=$TERM PS1='\u:\w\$ ' /bin/bash > > EOF > > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > After logging out and logging in as user 'lfs' > > I got this: > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > lfs@linuxpert-HP-EliteBook-6930p ~ $ source ~/.bash_profile > > dircolors: no SHELL environment variable, and no shell type option given > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > A Google search reveals that there could be some problems with Debian > > derivatives. Kindly advice whether I should change to Fedora or others. > > Thanks in advance, > > VSN > > You were not asked to log out and back in as user lfs. You were asked > to 'su - lfs' and then 'source ~/.bash_profile' after updating > ~/.bash_profile and ~/.bashrc. > > After leaving user lfs and reentering after the bash files are created, > the source command is not necessary. > > That said, bash is executing /etc/profile and that is calling, > indirectly, dircolors. The warning message you have can be ignored. > > -- Bruce > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Subject: Digest Footer > > -- > http://lists.linuxfromscratch.org/listinfo/lfs-support > FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/faq.html > Unsubscribe: See the above information page > > > ------------------------------ > > End of lfs-support Digest, Vol 103, Issue 1 > ******************************************* >
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