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Subject: Re: [kde-linux] Different .kde files for different hosts
From: Zak Jensen <coolguyzak () gmail ! com>
Date: 2005-08-29 20:06:12
Message-ID: 21bb44f305082913062e1c7cad () mail ! gmail ! com
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Should KDE provide a GUI mechanism for configuring such things? I know there
is one for KDEDATA and KDEHOME, but what about /etc/profile.d?
On 8/29/05, Manuel Amador <rudd-o@amautacorp.com> wrote:
>
> RTFM
>
> KDEHOME is the wrong variable for this. Use KDEDIRS and
> a /etc/profile.d script if you want to achieve layered configuration
> based on host name, or the moon phase.
>
> El jue, 25-08-2005 a las 18:37 -0700, James Richard Tyrer escribió:
> > Kevin Krammer wrote:
> > > On Friday 26 August 2005 00:43, James Bigler wrote:
> > >
> > >>I work at a place with many varied installations of Linux and
> conversely
> > >>KDE. My home directory is mounted via NFS on all these machines, so
> .kde is
> > >>shared between them.
> > >>
> > >>I'm having problems when I log into another machine that is running a
> > >>different version of KDE or has a different setup. For example my
> > >>workstation has dual monitors while many other machines do not. The
> .kde
> > >>directory gets shared between conflicting versions of KDE and things
> start
> > >>to go bad.
> > >>
> > >>I was wondering if there was a way to get KDE to look into different
> paths
> > >>based on the machine. That way I could have effectively a .kde-host1
> and a
> > >>.kde-host2 and keep them separate.
> > >
> > >
> > > Yes, quite easily.
> > > KDE defaults to .kde in the user's home directory, but will take the
> directory
> > > the environment variable KDEHOME points to
> > > http://kde.ground.cz/tiki-index.php?page=Environment+Variables
> >
> > Yet another reason why we shouldn't store users data in the KDEHOME
> > directory. Or, perhaps we could also have a KDEDATA directory
> > environment directory and by default they could both be: "~/.kde".
> >
> > Here this user has a problem. If he has two different KDEHOMEs, where
> > does he put his mail, calendar, etc. data?
> >
> --
> Manuel Amador <rudd-o@amautacorp.com>
> http://www.amautacorp.com/ +593 (4) 220-7010
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<div>Should KDE provide a GUI mechanism for configuring such things? I know there \
is one for KDEDATA and KDEHOME, but what about \
/etc/profile.d?<br><br> </div> <div><span class="gmail_quote">On 8/29/05, <b \
class="gmail_sendername">Manuel Amador</b> <<a \
href="mailto:rudd-o@amautacorp.com">rudd-o@amautacorp.com</a>> wrote:</span> \
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; \
BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid">RTFM<br><br>KDEHOME is the wrong variable for \
this. Use KDEDIRS and<br>a /etc/profile.d script if you want to achieve \
layered configuration <br>based on host name, or the moon phase.<br><br>El jue, \
25-08-2005 a las 18:37 -0700, James Richard Tyrer escribió:<br>> Kevin Krammer \
wrote:<br>> > On Friday 26 August 2005 00:43, James Bigler wrote:<br>> > \
<br>> >>I work at a place with many varied installations of Linux and \
conversely<br>> >>KDE. My home directory is mounted via NFS on all these \
machines, so .kde is<br>> >>shared between them.<br> > >><br>> \
>>I'm having problems when I log into another machine that is running a<br>> \
>>different version of KDE or has a different setup. For example \
my<br>> >>workstation has dual monitors while many other machines do \
not. The .kde <br>> >>directory gets shared between conflicting \
versions of KDE and things start<br>> >>to go bad.<br>> >><br>> \
>>I was wondering if there was a way to get KDE to look into different paths \
<br>> >>based on the machine. That way I could have effectively a \
.kde-host1 and a<br>> >>.kde-host2 and keep them separate.<br>> \
><br>> ><br>> > Yes, quite easily.<br>> > KDE defaults to .kde \
in the user's home directory, but will take the directory <br>> > the \
environment variable KDEHOME points to<br>> > <a \
href="http://kde.ground.cz/tiki-index.php?page=Environment+Variables">http://kde.ground.cz/tiki-index.php?page=Environment+Variables</a><br>><br>
> Yet another reason why we shouldn't store users data in the KDEHOME<br>> \
directory. Or, perhaps we could also have a KDEDATA \
directory<br>> environment directory and by default they could both be: \
"~/.kde". <br>><br>> Here this user has a problem. If he \
has two different KDEHOMEs, where<br>> does he put his mail, calendar, etc. \
data?<br>><br>--<br>Manuel \
Amador \
<<a href="mailto:rudd-o@amautacorp.com"> rudd-o@amautacorp.com</a>><br><a \
href="http://www.amautacorp.com/">http://www.amautacorp.com/</a> +593 \
(4) 220-7010<br>_______________________________________________<br>kde-usability \
mailing list<br><a href="mailto:kde-usability@kde.org"> \
kde-usability@kde.org</a><br><a \
href="https://mail.kde.org/mailman/listinfo/kde-usability">https://mail.kde.org/mailman/listinfo/kde-usability</a><br></blockquote></div><br>
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