applications by name

[pliu59]

if i do the alt-f2 to run a command, i can type in kwrite to open kwrite, kate to open kate, firefox to open firefox. how do i set up these commands because when i type in firefox, it leads to an older version of firefox rather than a newer one that i downloaded? thanks.

[lakerdonald]

Specifiy the full path to the newer firefox.

[pliu59]

thanks, but is there anyway that i can make just 'firefox' lead to the newer one? like is there some place special that i should be placing the newer firefox version so 'firefox' will lead to the new one?

[lakerdonald]

Try placing firefox somewhere in your path that's searched before the older one.

[a thing]

Or use an ailias.

[lakerdonald]

I don't know how much of the user's environment comes into play with the Run Command Dialog. In fact, I suspect that the shell is avoided and a simple:

execvp()

is used, leaving shell aliases out of it.

[smolloy]

thanks, but is there anyway that i can make just 'firefox' lead to the newer one? like is there some place special that i should be placing the newer firefox version so 'firefox' will lead to the new one?

If you look in your path you'll see that "firefox" is probably a symbolic link to the actual exectuable. You can remove this old link, and add one of your own (man ln to get more help on this). AFter you do that, typing "firefox" will open the newer installation.