(1)
Running Debian 2.1, I noticed sth odd about a couple of
environment variables (I am running XFree-3.3.3.1-2).
First of all :
HOSTTYPE=i386-linux
I have a Celeron 300A processor and have installed a new
2.2.12 kernel recently. Where is this variable getting
set from ?
How do I change this env variable on a global basis ?
Same thing for the MACHTYPE env variable :
MACHTYPE=i386
Why do these variables refer to i386 when the arch
command displays the correct output :
@phoenix:[/home/ssahmed] arch
i686
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The other thing is that the DISPLAY env variable is set
to "unix:0.0". My question is : shouldn't this variable
be of the form $HOSTNAME:0.0 ? So why is set to "unix:0.0" ?
And how do I change this env variable on a global basis
(ie for all users) ?
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The last thing is : I'd like to create an environment variable
that contains the following information : kernel version and
machine architechture. e.g. : linux-2.2.12-i686. Let's call
it OSVERSION. Where do I set this environment variable ?
Thanks.
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Salman Ahmed
ssahmed AT interlog DOT com
