[buug] clean install wanted

Andy Tsouladze andyt at mypoints.com
Sat Jan 20 16:44:06 PST 2001


/bin/dircolors is used to define variables LS_OPTIONS and LS_COLORS. They
are set in /etc/profile and /etc/csh.login.

Hope this helps,

Andy

Dr Andy Tsouladze
Sr Unix SysAdmin
MyPoints.com

On Sat, 20 Jan 2001, John d wrote:

> I am trying to give slackware the benefit of the doubt...
>
>
> I have switched to slack ware from redhat today.  I did this because  I have
> read that slackware is very simple and configurable and it doesn't do alot
> for you, rather it lets you do what you want.
>
> first thing i type ls at the prompt and get a color listing...
>
> Then I type alias and see that the install decided for me that I want some
> aliass set up.  Hum...
>
> I know this is not a big deal, but I was expecting a plain system.  I
> basically installed  only the essential stuff to run in a text mode.
>
> I looked for this alias setting first in my .profile and .bash* in my home
> dir...not there...then in in the /etc/profile...(the /etc/profile.d is
> empty)
>
> man...where is it setting my aliass?
>
> I just want a bare bones *minimal* system...nothing that doesn't need to be
> set or be there!
>
> any suggestions?
>
>
>
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