How do i make an App be reconised in terminal?

dan653 · 05-26-2005, 09:40 AM

since putting linux on my machine on tuesday, i've "./configure, make and make install" a couple of apps such as gMPlayer and gXiso.

to use these i have been currently typing:

Code:

/usr/local/bin/gmplayer

to run the app, what i want to know is how do i make it so that i can just run it by typing gmplayer in any directory, in the terminal?

i am using Foresight Linux with Gnome (dont know version), if that helps.

also how to i add an app to gnomes application menu rather than the panel?

thanks in adv
dan

rose_bud4201 · 05-26-2005, 09:54 AM

What is in your $PATH? (To find out, type 'echo $PATH' in a terminal)

Ynot Irucrem · 05-26-2005, 10:18 AM

you can add an app to the gnome menu by opening up the menu and then right clicking on an entry that is in the menu you want to add to e.g. if you want to add to the "accessories" menu, hover over it so that the shortcuts already in there are shown, then right click on one of the items in the accessories menu i.e. right click "text editor", then choose "entire menu" -> add new item to this menu.

dan653 · 05-26-2005, 11:26 AM

$path contains:

Code:

/usr/kerberos/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/sbin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/X11R6/bin

do i add /usr/local/bin/ to this, and if so how?

edit:
would i add the line:

Code:

pathmunge /usr/local/bin

to the file: 'profile' in /etc/??

in response to Ynot Irucrem:

when i right click i get:

> Add this launcher panel
> Entire menu > Add this as drawer to panel
> Entire menu > Add this a menu to panel

and no other options. what do you suggest, could this be to do with my specific distro

rose_bud4201 · 05-26-2005, 01:54 PM

in /etc/profile there is probably already a line setting your path, looking something like this:

# Set the default system $PATH:
PATH="/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/X11R6/bin:/usr/games"

Add /usr/local/bin (if it's not already there, which apparently for you it isn't) to the end, using a ":" as the delimiter. No spaces, no ending "/". Once you've done that, relog in and you should be able to run apps from that directory w/o typing in the full path.

dan653 · 05-26-2005, 08:57 PM

fixed
added the line:

Code:

pathmunge /usr/local/bin

to the file: 'profile' in /etc

thanks for your help!

Ynot Irucrem · 05-28-2005, 04:11 AM

looks like it's something to do with your distro. maybe you could add files to the /usr/share/applications/ directory, using the existing files in there as a guide.

rose_bud4201 · 05-28-2005, 02:45 PM

Congrats! Glad you got it working