this did it! thanx! i"ll test if it's the same at slackware too next time i sit in front of the optiplex On 12/16/07, Marco Bonetti <marco.bonetti@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > have you tried using .profile instead of .bashrc? > also, if you're calling it from an xterm or any other X11 terminal, > you've to invoke a login shell instead of a simple one (usually it's -l > or --login option) > > ciao > > - -- > Marco Bonetti > Slackintosh Linux Project Developer: http://workaround.ch > Linux-live for powerpc: http://workaround.ch/pub/rsync/mb/linux-live > My webstuff: http://sidbox.homelinux.org > > My GnuPG key id: 0x86A91047 > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) > Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org > > iD8DBQFHZHeCE3eWALCzdGwRAlVaAJ4iycXHaMzkFsdgtawiDdraOFfYxgCeKoa3 > mErPUNjgn+AH9XkiP2Xlc18= > =LV3g > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > -- '2+ http://micro.ispretty.com