Emmanuel Seyman wrote:
- Ralf Corsepius [13/07/2009 15:50] :
For ordinary users, prepending ~/bin to $PATH is the only approach e.g. to replace vendor-supplied applications, the "security risks" are almost non-existent.
You can also use bash aliases to override binary calls.
Sometimes, but not always.
e.g. when testing "application suites" which install many binaries.
Ralf