Well basically the biggest reason is I have a Lexmark x5070 printer that has the driver for Ubuntu 10.04 and not Ubuntu 12.04. I have been getting the server version updates. You do have a good point though. How nervous should I be about using this 10.04 after another year has passed? > Date: Wed, 26 Mar 2014 13:45:42 -0500 > From: ryan.c.dunlop at gmail.com > To: tclug-list at mn-linux.org > Subject: Re: [tclug-list] Firefox 28 on Ubuntu 10.04 [Solved] > > May I ask why you are running a version of Ubuntu that has been > end-of-life for 11 months? You aren't getting any security/bug > patches and should upgrade to 12.04 if you want to stay patched and on > the newest LTS release. Only the server version of 10.04 is still > supported. > > On Wed, Mar 26, 2014 at 1:37 PM, paul g <pj.world at hotmail.com> wrote: > > What ended up more or less solving this dilema for me was the following. > > > > /etc/profile --------> systemwide initialization profile file. > > > > Added the following line. > > > > export PATH=$PATH:/opt/firefox > > > > gnome-terminal window and going to Edit / Profiles - select the Default > > profile and click the Edit button. On the Title and Command tab, click the > > check box for Run command as a login shell. Your .bash_profile file should > > be sourced the next time you open a gnome-terminal. > > > > Was not necessary this time. > > > > Now Alt+F2 -------->firefox works! > > entering 'firefox' in the terminal also works. > > > > I think it's kindof neat to be running Ubuntu 10.04 with the latest version > > of firefox installed. > > > > The 'updatedb' command is obviously very important. > > > > Thanks for all your help. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ________________________________ > > From: pj.world at hotmail.com > > To: tclug-list at mn-linux.org > > Date: Tue, 25 Mar 2014 19:51:51 -0500 > > Subject: Re: [tclug-list] About Firefox 28 on Ubuntu 10.04 > > > > Thank you again for so much help. > > > > So the line added to /etc/bash.bashrc should be deep system wide approach > > once added (I just noticed that there is no) ---> .bashrc file in /home/paul > > > > Instead the file is located in /etc/bash.bashrc <--------Ubuntu? correct? > > (fresh locate just performed) > > > > no--------> export Path=$PATH:/opt/firefox <-------lowercase letters in path > > is not going to work. > > yes-------> export PATH=$PATH:/opt/firefox > > > > correct? > > > > Thanks, > > > > > > > > > > > > ________________________________ > > Date: Tue, 25 Mar 2014 19:07:28 -0500 > > From: chapinjeff at gmail.com > > To: tclug-list at mn-linux.org > > Subject: Re: [tclug-list] About Firefox 28 on Ubuntu 10.04 > > > > Replies inline > > > > > > On Tue, Mar 25, 2014 at 6:58 PM, paul g <pj.world at hotmail.com> wrote: > > > > Thank you Jeff and Mike > > > > To ask another question if I may? > > > > Does it matter if no existing PATH entry is seen in /home/paul/.bashrc at > > this time? > > > > > > No, it does not matter. The example I gave you appends to the existing > > values, so it is safe to use in this case. > > > > > > > > > > Where do 'echo $PATH' varibles come from are they built into bash upon > > installation of the OS? > > --------> > > /usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/games > > <-------- > > > > > > > > These are likely provided by either /etc/bashrc or /etc/profile, since these > > are the default values for all users on that machine. > > > > > > > > Will placing 'export Path=$PATH:/opt/firefox' in the '/home/paul/.bashrc' > > file at the bottom of the .bashrc file or top or middle matter? > > > > > > No. If there were other export PATH lines in the file, the positions > > relative to each other would matter, but if there is nothing there already, > > it does not matter. > > > > > > > > Allow me to not get the 'firefox not installed use apt-get to install' > > message when I try to load firefox from the bash terminal? > > > > > > I believe that this is Ubuntu's way of saying that it could not find firefox > > when it searched PATH -- so yes, this should fix that. > > > > > > > > Does it matter if Path-PATH is lower case or upper case at the beginning of > > the string? > > > > > > > > Yes. PATH is a variable name, and variable names are case sensitive. > > PATH=$PATH:/something/ simply means "set the variable PATH equal to the > > current value of PATH plus the string ':/something/'" > > > > VARIABLE= sets a variable. > > $VARIABLE returns the contents of that variable. > > > > Jeff > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > ________________________________ > > Date: Tue, 25 Mar 2014 17:11:03 -0500 > > From: chapinjeff at gmail.com > > > > To: tclug-list at mn-linux.org > > Subject: Re: [tclug-list] About Firefox 28 on Ubuntu 10.04 > > > > Replies inline. > > > > > > On Tue, Mar 25, 2014 at 3:58 PM, paul g <pj.world at hotmail.com> wrote: > > > > You have helped tremendously > > > > paul at paul-desktop:~$ sudo updatedb > > paul at paul-desktop:~$ locate -b firefox > > /home/paul/.cache/mozilla/firefox > > /home/paul/.mozilla/firefox > > /home/paul/.mozilla/firefox/bkbapzwn.default/extensions/firefox at ghostery.com.xpi > > /home/paul/.mozilla/firefox/bkbapzwn.default/jetpack/firefox at ghostery.com > > /home/paul/Downloads/tor-browser_en-US/.mozilla/firefox > > /home/paul/Downloads/tor-browser_en-US/App/Firefox/firefox > > /home/paul/Downloads/tor-browser_en-US/App/Firefox/firefox-bin > > /opt/firefox > > /opt/firefox/firefox > > /opt/firefox/firefox-bin > > /usr/share/app-install/desktop/firefox-greasemonkey.desktop > > /usr/share/app-install/desktop/firefox-launchpad-plugin.desktop > > /usr/share/app-install/desktop/firefox-ubuntu-it-menu.desktop > > /usr/share/app-install/desktop/firefox-webdeveloper.desktop > > /usr/share/app-install/desktop/firefox.desktop > > /usr/share/app-install/icons/firefox-greasemonkey.xpm > > /usr/share/app-install/icons/firefox-installer.png > > /usr/share/app-install/icons/firefox-launchpad-plugin.xpm > > /usr/share/app-install/icons/firefox-themes-ubuntu.xpm > > /usr/share/app-install/icons/firefox-ubuntu-it-menu.png > > /usr/share/app-install/icons/firefox-webdeveloper.xpm > > /usr/share/icons/firefox.jpg > > /usr/share/ubuntu-docs/common/prepare-firefox-startpage-translations > > /usr/share/ubuntu-docs/libs/img/firefox-3.5.png > > paul at paul-desktop:~$ > > > > paul at paul-desktop:~$ echo $PATH > > /usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/games > > > > Obviously /usr/opt is not shown in the above output. > > > > paul at paul-desktop:~$ sudo updatedb > > paul at paul-desktop:~$ locate -b bash > > /bin/bash > > /bin/rbash > > /etc/bash.bashrc > > /etc/bash_completion > > /etc/bash_completion.d > > /etc/apparmor.d/abstractions/bash > > /etc/bash_completion.d/bash-builtins > > /etc/bash_completion.d/gvfs-bash-completion.sh > > /etc/bash_completion.d/pk-completion.bash > > /etc/skel/.bash_logout > > /etc/skel/.bashrc > > /home/paul/.bash_history > > /home/paul/.bash_logout > > /home/paul/.bashrc > > > > to add the entire following line----> export Path=$PATH:/opt/firefox > > > > Do I include the word 'export'? > > > > > > Yes. PATH is simply a variable used to hold the list of directories. You > > *can* do just 'PATH=$PATH:/usr/opt', but including the export is a better, > > more recommended way to do it. This will immediately change the value for > > the currently logged in shell session *only* > > > > > > For a deep system wide approach would '/home/paul/.bashrc' be the correct > > file to edit in this case that sticks for all sessions? > > > > > > Editing '/home/paul/.bashrc' would be *account* wide -- all *new* shell > > sessions you open will have the updated value -- but not the existing ones. > > This should also include the shell used in Alt-F2, but I don't use that > > feature, so I am not sure. > > > > To go 'system wide' you would usually edit /etc/bashrc or add a new script > > to /etc/profile.d/ with the changes you want. These correspond to .bashrc > > and .bash_profile -- the .bashrc in your home directory will *include* > > /etc/bashrc, so these changes will appear for all users. Various > > distrobutions handle these two files differently. I am used to Red Hat based > > systems, and I have always been told use the bashrc files for functions and > > aliases, and .bash_profile for environmental variables -- but I tend to put > > everything in .bashrc anyway. > > > > These two files behave slightly differently, and rather than explain it > > myself, I am going to refer you to a resource I found via my good friend > > Google: > > http://www.joshstaiger.org/archives/2005/07/bash_profile_vs.html > > > > Jeff > > > > > > > > I am not seeing a '.bash_profile' file after using 'locate -b bash' I read > > you said I could edit either of the 2 files. Maybe the .bash_profile file is > > on different distro's I do not know yet. > > > > > > > > > > > > Thanks > > > > > > > > > > > >> Date: Tue, 25 Mar 2014 12:54:39 -0500 > >> From: mbmiller+l at gmail.com > >> To: tclug-list at mn-linux.org > >> Subject: Re: [tclug-list] About Firefox 28 on Ubuntu 10.04 > > > >> > >> On Tue, 25 Mar 2014, Jeff Chapin wrote: > >> > >> > On Mon, Mar 24, 2014 at 5:45 PM, paul g <pj.world at hotmail.com> wrote: > >> > > >> >> why when I do a 'locate firefox' in terminal many entries show up? A > >> >> few more than listed below but this is the just of it. > >> > > >> > The 'locate' command uses a pre-created database of file names. If you > >> > have not re-run 'updatedb' after creating a file, 'locate' will not know > >> > about it. Locate will return any file that matches the pattern you gave > >> > it. > >> > >> Also, with "locate", the default is to match any pattern in the entire > >> path to a file or directory. Example: > >> > >> locate bin | less > >> > >> The name of the file or directory itself, excluding parent directories in > >> its path, is called its basename. There is an option in "locate" to > >> search only the basename. From "man locate": > >> > >> -b, --basename > >> Match only the base name against the specified patterns. This > >> is the opposite of --wholename. > >> > >> -w, --wholename > >> Match only the whole path name against the specified patterns. > >> This is the default behavior. The opposite can be specified > >> using --basename. > >> > >> I have a lot of small files on my system, but I still see a very dramatic > >> drop in the number of matches when I use the -b option: > >> > >> $ locate bin | wc -l > >> 28241 > >> > >> $ locate -b bin | wc -l > >> 4826 > >> > >> > >> It's not quite relevant to the question about "locate", but I'll mention > >> that there is a program called "basename" (and another called "dirname"): > >> > >> > >> Usage: basename NAME [SUFFIX] > >> or: basename OPTION > >> Print NAME with any leading directory components removed. > >> If specified, also remove a trailing SUFFIX. > >> > >> --help display this help and exit > >> --version output version information and exit > >> > >> Examples: > >> basename /usr/bin/sort Output "sort". > >> basename include/stdio.h .h Output "stdio". > >> > >> > >> > >> Usage: dirname NAME > >> or: dirname OPTION > >> Print NAME with its trailing /component removed; if NAME contains no /'s, > >> output `.' (meaning the current directory). > >> > >> --help display this help and exit > >> --version output version information and exit > >> > >> Examples: > >> dirname /usr/bin/sort Output "/usr/bin". > >> dirname stdio.h Output ".". > >> _______________________________________________ > >> TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota > >> tclug-list at mn-linux.org > >> http://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list > > > > _______________________________________________ > > TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota > > tclug-list at mn-linux.org > > http://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Jeff Chapin > > President, CedarLug, retired > > President, UNIPC, "I'll get around to it" > > President, UNI Scuba Club > > Senator, NISG, retired > > > > _______________________________________________ TCLUG Mailing List - > > Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota tclug-list at mn-linux.org > > http://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list > > > > _______________________________________________ > > TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota > > tclug-list at mn-linux.org > > http://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Jeff Chapin > > President, CedarLug, retired > > President, UNIPC, "I'll get around to it" > > President, UNI Scuba Club > > Senator, NISG, retired > > > > _______________________________________________ TCLUG Mailing List - > > Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota tclug-list at mn-linux.org > > http://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list > > > > _______________________________________________ TCLUG Mailing List - > > Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota tclug-list at mn-linux.org > > http://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list > > > > _______________________________________________ > > TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota > > tclug-list at mn-linux.org > > http://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list > > > _______________________________________________ > TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota > tclug-list at mn-linux.org > http://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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