> > Such as instructing it to put the items that make up the joe editor for
> > example into /usr/bin for example. Also, the path variable isn't always
> > properly updated. Items that are placed where they belong, such as the ones
> > that make up the vnc package go into the X11R6 binary directory bin, but I
> > have type out the full path before I can use the actual program.

don't forget that unless you log out and back in again, you have to type
'rehash' after installing new programs so they will be found if in your
path.

-Dan