How to set PATH For KDE4 Application Launcher Apps

MQMan · 03-06-2009, 08:17 PM

Hi,

How can I find, and modify, the PATH used when an application is launched from the Application Launcher menu.

It looks like /usr/local/* is not part of the PATH, and I'd like to add it.

Cheers.

Padawan.AVT · 03-07-2009, 03:49 PM

export PATH="$PATH:/usr/local/blahblahblah"

You can also add this path to PATH in your ~/.profile

MQMan · 03-08-2009, 08:34 PM

It's not a matter of setting the PATH in the profile, as that is already set correctly for what I need.

That PATH, for the user that launches KDE4, isn't used by the Application Launcher within KDE4. My "shell" path starts with /usr/local/bin, which is ahead of /usr/bin.

When I launch an application, from the Application Launcher, it uses the copy from /usr/bin:

Code:

kdeinit4: preparing to launch /usr/bin/vmware

But, if I start the same application from the command line, it uses the copy from /usr/local/bin. This is the version I want launched in KDE4.

Cheers.