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Subject: Re: reboot after pkg_add??
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media@mail1.nai.net wrote:
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> I have a 133 Pentium (Compaq Deskpro 4000) with 3.4-RELEASE.  I find that
> when I add packages, that I need to reboot before they become available.  I
> get "Command not found" before I reboot, then they work after I reboot.
> How do I activate a package without rebooting??  I've checked both books,
> and could not find any mention of this problem.

Your shell probably needs to rebuild its hash table. Try "rehash" after
adding the package.

HTH
-Christoph Sold


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