> > I've just installed Mandrake 8.0 on my laptop, and although all the KDE apps
> > work just fine, I can't seem to run any legacy applications -- either
> > through the file manager or a console window. When I type the name of a
> > program on the command line, all I get is a message saying that
> > "[program_name] is not a bash command" or something like that. Anyone
> > recognize this problem at all?
Most people ask about this.
Just run
/<programname> and you're fine.
Linux does not assume the current dir in the path. WIndoze does.
Paul
