The .bashrc gets executed from bash, the command-line shell, when it is used in interactive mode. Please, try running the command line below ----------- firefox ----------- from a terminal window (I assume thaht [1] the terminal is using bash as a shell, [2] firefox isn't already running and [3] .bashrc contains correct 'export' lines). It shoud run the browser and you should be able to verify that the workaround works; if not so, something bad happened. So, what can be done? Well, you simply have to customize your graphics evnironment by putting the export lines in some startup file. Since I don't personally use that workaround, I don't remember where I put it on the target machine: let me know wether you've been able to solve and, if not so, I'll get back to the target machine (next week) and tell you more. I hope my english is understandable :-) 2012/2/9 f_padia