[Newbies] How to start Squeak from a Linux terminal?

[Garret Raziel]

Ok, I will explain why it is that way.

On Linux (and other Unix* like systems like OS X), there is special path
(saved in variable $PATH) from where you can start programs only by typing
its name. This is for "standard" system-wide program (like vim, ls...).
This path is usually /bin, /usr/bin, /usr/local/bin, but you can change
your own $PATH to reflect your needs.

On the other hand, if you want to start program from directory you are
actually in, you have to type "./program". Because "./" stands for "actual
directory", so, you are actually saying "start 'program' from actual
directory".

If you would like to start squeak only by typing "squeak.sh" and from
anywhere, you could (but you shouldn't) copy it to /usr/bin, but better way
is to change $PATH like:

export $PATH=$PATH:/path/to/one-click/squeak.sh

(this would be temporary. add this to file ~/.bashrc to make it permanent).

But I recommend to you not to use windows*like "starting programs,
downloaded from Internet, from my home directory", but to use Ubuntu
Software Center/apt-get/aptitude/whatever you like and download all
programs from repositories.

Happy hacking,
Jan
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