Mailinglist Archive: opensuse (3236 mails)

[nagash@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx (A Nourai)]

On Sun, 16 Jan 2000, A Nourai wrote:
> On Sun, 16 Jan 2000, Steve's Linux wrote:
> > On Sat, 15 Jan 2000, you wrote:
> > > 
> > > On Sat, 15 Jan 2000, Steve's Linux wrote:
> > > > Hi everyone.
> > > > 
> > > > Thanks to all for the enthusiastic recommendations as to choice of MP3 players.
> > > > We have decided on xmms after trying most of them. Just one question: We are
> > > > using KDE and have to 'execute command' each time we want to run xmms. Is there
> > > > any way that we can get an icon on the desktop for xmms?
> > > > 
> > > > Thanks again.
> > > > 
> > > > Best wishes from Clara at FeF Studios, Spain.
> > > > 
> > > > -- 
> > > > To unsubscribe send e-mail to suse-linux-e-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxx
> > > > For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help@xxxxxxxx             
> > > > Also check the FAQ at http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/
> > > 
> > > There sure is.
> > > Right click the desktop, and click new then applicaton, and fill in the blanks.
> > > You can righ click other icons on your desktop and go to propeties to get an
> > > idea of how to fill in the blanks.
> > > 
> > > Alternatively just put the attachment in your $HOME/Desktop directory.
> > > 
> > 
> > Thanks, that did it. In the 'Execute' section I just put 'xmms' without any
> > path to it.
> > 
> > You guys are amazing. Strange though, doing a 'locate xmms' gives me a blank.
> > Where does the binary live?
> > 
> > Best wishes from Clara at FeF, Spain.
> 
locate works quickly because of database (locatedb is the name of
 the file, found in /var/lib) which needs to be updated every now and then.
 By default (by that i mean, suse ships it like this:) cron updates locatedb
every (i think) 24 hours.

If you want to locate a binary try 'which <binary>'
 
 
 'which' doesnt use a database, but is also quick because all it does
it search in the directories in your path variable.  type 'echo $PATH' to see
them.
-------------------------------------------------------


-- 
To unsubscribe send e-mail to suse-linux-e-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxx
For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help@xxxxxxxx             
Also check the FAQ at http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/