Re: profile and /usr/local/bin in PATH

[Sam Hartman <hartmans@debian.org>]

>>>>> "Dale" == Dale Scheetz <dwarf@polaris.net> writes:

    Dale> The default profile on a Debian system puts '/usr/local/bin'
    Dale> as the first element in the PATH list. This causes several
    Dale> things to not work as desired.

    Dale> When I have a binary in /usr/local/bin, like Pine, and then
    Dale> install a package for that binary, I still get the old
    Dale> version from /usr/local.

This is defined to be the desired thing.  You want local software to
trump OS software.

    Dale> I run several root file systems against common /home and
    Dale> /usr/local partitions, so one root system may have a package
    Dale> installed while another will rely on the version in
    Dale> /usr/local.

Then modify the profile on those systems.  However it should be a local change not a global change to all Debian systems.