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    starting '/bin/bash' instead

    I downloaded and installed the Pulse plugin for Eclipse just because it was the most popular plugin and I wanted to see what it did.
    So now it has an entry on my Start menu, but it doesn't work. I think it does not like the space in the path:"/home/notsomeone/Genuitec/Pulse Explorer/pulse-explorer".
    Instead a bash shell is opened that says:
    "Warning: Could not find '/home/notsomeone/Genuitec/Pulse Explorer/pulse-explorer', starting '/bin/bash' instead. Please check your profile settings."

    It does work if I cd to the working directory and type ./pulse-explorer, or if I double-click on it from Dolphin.

    I would uninstall it if I knew where all of the files were installed.
    There is also an entry on the Start menu that says 'Uninstall Pulse' but that does not work either.

    Of course it does still work, like I said, if I navigate to the directory, but that is not as easy.

    Can I get the menu to find the location of this program?
    I am so used to using apt-get to install all of my programs. I don't know how to fix this if I can't just `apt-get remove`.

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    Re: starting '/bin/bash' instead

    You could try putting a \ before the space. So instead of "/home/notsomeone/Genuitec/Pulse Explorer/pulse-explorer" try: "/home/notsomeone/Genuitec/Pulse\ Explorer/pulse-explorer".
    Don't try to make something "fast" until you are able to quantify "slow".

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    Re: starting '/bin/bash' instead

    Yes, a "\" backslash before a space.

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    Re: starting '/bin/bash' instead

    Worth a try.
    But I still get the same error message.

    edit:
    You mean change the name of the actual folder inside my home folder, right?
    Last edited by notsomeone; June 7th, 2009 at 01:55 AM. Reason: clarification

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    Smile Re: starting '/bin/bash' instead

    Quote Originally Posted by notsomeone View Post
    Worth a try.
    But I still get the same error message.

    edit:
    You mean change the name of the actual folder inside my home folder, right?
    Yes,you also could rename your folder.

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    Re: starting '/bin/bash' instead

    well since it works from using 'cd' then go to the file-explorer and type PWD and make sure that matches the directory structure in the start menu iteam

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    Re: starting '/bin/bash' instead

    Quote Originally Posted by BCurtisWX View Post
    well since it works from using 'cd' then go to the file-explorer and type PWD and make sure that matches the directory structure in the start menu iteam
    I don't know how to check the directory structure of the start menu item. I guess if I could check and/or change that then my problem would be solved.

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    Re: starting '/bin/bash' instead

    Quote Originally Posted by notsomeone View Post
    I don't know how to check the directory structure of the start menu item. I guess if I could check and/or change that then my problem would be solved.
    From terminal type
    Code:
    pwd

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    Re: starting '/bin/bash' instead

    Quote Originally Posted by colau View Post
    From terminal type
    Code:
    pwd
    I know how to check the current working directory from the shell. And when I type `pwd` from the pulse-explorer directory, it does match the what the Start Menu says.
    I was just hoping that I could change where the Start menu points.

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    Re: starting '/bin/bash' instead

    Try putting quote marks around the path in the start menu.
    Last edited by michy99; June 7th, 2009 at 02:56 AM.

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