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If I type 'mc' in a terminal, midnight commander starts up. If I try 'locate mc' in a terminal, I get lots of hits. The main ones, as far as I can see, are /usr/bin/mc and /usr/share/mc. This is mandrake 9.2 btw. My question is.....if I want to set a launcher on the desktop for Midnight Commander, how do I do it? I have tried using the above hits, but nothing happens.
Originally posted by enigma1 If I type 'mc' in a terminal, midnight commander starts up. If I try 'locate mc' in a terminal, I get lots of hits. The main ones, as far as I can see, are /usr/bin/mc and /usr/share/mc. This is mandrake 9.2 btw. My question is.....if I want to set a launcher on the desktop for Midnight Commander, how do I do it? I have tried using the above hits, but nothing happens.
James
Well mc runs in a terminal so you'd have to check off your launcher to launch it in a terminal as well.
And it should be the /usr/bin/mc that should be used most likely.
Originally posted by burnpile Apparently it's in your PATH so you only need to set mc as the location
Actually it would be in his $PATH if he just has to type mc in a terminal and it starts up.. most likely its just the "launch in terminal" tidbit that is keeping it from starting up properly..
Originally posted by trickykid Actually it would be in his $PATH if he just has to type mc in a terminal and it starts up.. most likely its just the "launch in terminal" tidbit that is keeping it from starting up properly..
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