Red Hat Bugzilla – Bug 212971
Problem with search path in KDE
Last modified: 2008-05-06 12:37:44 EDT
Description of problem: The search path in KDE seems to be wrong. I find no way to change it. It seems to find programs in /usr/bin before /usr/local/bin. This is not the normal behaviour. This is not the way it works in Gnome. For example: I install my own version of firefox in /usr/local/bin. I expect this version to be the one that is used if I don't specify /usr/bin/firefox. In the shell, /usr/local/bin/firefox is found first, and therefore run. The same happens if I chose "Run command" in the menu. However, if I click on the firefox button/menu item, the version in /usr/bin is run instead. If I rename the binary for firefox in /usr/bin, it finds the one in /usr/local/bin instead. The firefox.desktop definition files just specify "Exec=firefox %u", so it should find firefox in /usr/local/bin instead. Do the same thing in Gnome, and see that /usr/local/bin/firefox starts instead of /usr/bin/firefox. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): 3.5.4 How reproducible: Every time. Steps to Reproduce: 1. Compile a program of your choice (e.g. firefox, mplayer), and install it in /usr/local/bin 2. Click on the icon in the menu. 3. The old version is used instead of the new one. Actual results: The version in /usr/bin is used instead of the one in /usr/local/bin. Expected results: The program in /usr/local/bin is chosen first, if available. Additional info: I've checked with a new user. If he uses Gnome, and selects firefox in the menu, the new version in /usr/local/bin is run. If he instead uses KDE, the old version in /usr/bin is used.
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