Set Environment

[Andrew Levey]

Thanks, but I have Bash_profile or bash-profile (no bash_profile)
see below

Should I use bash-profile and put the export commands after
export PAGER LESS TERMCAP----------etc.? or ?

[andrew at localhost startup-files]$ more bash-profile
# This is the filename where your incoming mail arrives.
MAIL=~/mbox
MAILCHECK=30
HISTFILE=~/.history/history.$HOSTNAME
PATH1=/usr/homes/chet/bin.$HOSTTYPE:/usr/local/bin/gnu:
PATH2=/usr/local/bin:/usr/ucb:/bin:/usr/bin/X11:.
PATH3=/usr/bin:/usr/new/bin:/usr/contrib/bin
PATH=$PATH1:$PATH2:$PATH3
EDITOR=/usr/local/bin/ce VISUAL=/usr/local/bin/ce
FCEDIT=/usr/local/bin/ce
SHELL=${SHELL:-${BASH:-/bin/bash}}

PAGER=/usr/local/bin/less

LESS='-i -e -M -P%t?f%f :stdin .?pb%pb\%:?lbLine %lb:?bbByte %bb:-...'

#

# Bogus 1003.2 variables. This should really be in /etc/profile

#

LOGNAME=${USER-$(whoami)}

TZ=US/Eastern

export HOME VISUAL EDITOR MAIL SHELL PATH TERM

export PAGER LESS TERMCAP HISTSIZE HISTFILE MAIL MAILCHECK LOGNAME TZ

PS1="${HOSTNAME}\$ "

PS2='> '

export PS1 PS2

umask 022

if [ -f /unix ] ; then

stty intr ^c # bogus

fi

if [ -f ~/.bashrc ] ; then

. ~/.bashrc

fi

[andrew at localhost startup-files]$

On Tue, 2004-02-17 at 20:49, Raghu V Vadapalli wrote:
> copy these two lines to your ~/.bash_profile and you are
> all set with your environment. 
> export JAVA_HOME=/usr/java/j2re1.4.2_03
> export PATH=$JAVA_HOME/bin:$PATH
> 
> But if you want to start java -jar * that's a different story as you
> have to work on init scripts. As long as you want just a launcher
> copying these two lines is good enough.
> 
> 
> On Tue, 2004-02-17 at 15:33, Andrew Levey wrote:
> > Hi 
> > 
> > Some help needed with
> > 
> > Set environment and
> > 
> > Application launcher 
> > 
> > 
> > I want to use the html editor Arachnophilia 5.2 build 1959 (12/08/2003)
> > (Java) 
> > 
> > ( I used the vers. 4 (not java) on windows before switching to Fedora
> > Linux)
> > 
> > I installed the Java runtime j2re-1_4_2_03-linux.i586.rpm from the sun
> > site and downloaded Arachnophilia.jar
> > 
> > 
> > After changing the environment :
> > 
> > export JAVA_HOME=/usr/java/j2re1.4.2_03
> > 
> > export PATH=$JAVA_HOME/bin:$PATH
> > 
> > 
> > In the arachnophilia directory entering :
> > 
> > java -jar Arachnophilia.jar
> > 
> > Everything runs tickety boo
> > 
> > 
> > How do I automate this ?
> > 
> > 
> > The environment changes are lost when the terminal window is closed
> > 
> > Do I need a script to make these changes for each session ?
> > 
> > Should it be scripted somewhere ? (how?)
> > 
> > 
> > I also want to run a launcher on the desktop for the application. I
> > presume I need a script to run java -jar Arachnophilia jar from the
> > arachnophilia directory ?
> > 
> > 
> > The arachnophilia website suggests a plain text desktop shortcut:-
> > 
> > [Desktop Entry]
> > 
> > Exec=java -jar (path to Arachnophilia JAR file) / Arachnophilia.jar
> > 
> > Name=Arachnophilia
> > 
> > Type=Application
> > 
> > 
> > my path being /usr/local/src/arachnophilia/Arachnophilia.jar
> > 
> > 
> > I tried that and get : Failed to execute child process java (No such
> > file or directory)
> > 
> > 
> > As you can see I'm new to linux.
> > 
> > All help gratefully received
> > 
> > Regards
> > 
> > Andrew Levey
> -- 
>