hi, it may be a simple question, but i absolutely don't know where i have to set these variables. i set them in .bashrc, but kde still ignores them which leads to some problems, i.e. programs are not found. Some programs install their binary to /usr/local/kde/bin, but my $PATH (in KDE) does not include that directory. Strangely, the $PATH in an xterm or konsole does. I also have to set CUPS_SERVER somewhere to make my printer known to openoffice.org. but where? thanks in advance for any help gregor ___________________________________________________ . Account management: https://mail.kde.org/mailman/listinfo/kde. Archives: http://lists.kde.org/. More info: http://www.kde.org/faq.html.