xaosai
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I just bought a new G5 with bash instead of my old mac's tcsh. I'm trying to add the fink bins "/sw/bin" and "/sw/sbin/" to the PATH variable using x11 so I can easily run my downloads. Problems:
Tried to modify the file '~/.profile' by add the following line:
export PATH="$PATH:/sw/bin:/sw/sbin"
I used pico editor to add the line but it wouldn't let me save it.
Then, I tried to modify permissions on the file '.profile' and
the error message says operation not permitted in either terminal or x11.
Then, tried logging in as root using 'su' and bash didn't accept my password even though my account is admin. Upon inspecting my G4, under the security menu in account preferences, I noticed the little check box "Allow user to administer this computer" was checked, whereas on my G5 it is not. Any ideas on what to do? All I want to do is change my path in x11 so I can run xmms. Thanks.
Tried to modify the file '~/.profile' by add the following line:
export PATH="$PATH:/sw/bin:/sw/sbin"
I used pico editor to add the line but it wouldn't let me save it.
Then, I tried to modify permissions on the file '.profile' and
the error message says operation not permitted in either terminal or x11.
Then, tried logging in as root using 'su' and bash didn't accept my password even though my account is admin. Upon inspecting my G4, under the security menu in account preferences, I noticed the little check box "Allow user to administer this computer" was checked, whereas on my G5 it is not. Any ideas on what to do? All I want to do is change my path in x11 so I can run xmms. Thanks.
