[lsb-discuss] Alternative to creating system-wide symbolic linkfrom /usr/

Wichmann, Mats D mats.d.wichmann at intel.com
Thu Jan 18 07:14:56 PST 2007


>Installing a symbolic link from /opt/bin/hxplay (and realplay) 
>back to the 
>installation directory allows Nautilus and browsers to find the newly 
>installed Helix and RealPlayer in the same X session. Using the 
>/etc/profile.d/ approach would require that the user restart X.
>
>Is there a better solution? Or we should really stay out and 
>require reboot after each installation?

This seems like a topic the Portland Project folks might
have some thoughts on.  Requiring a reboot is clearly not
something that ought to be required...  




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