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Enable the login shell for the Gnome terminal

As shipped, the Gnome terminal does not spawn a login shell. To get the login shell for new Gnome terminal window, you need to edit your preferences. Go to Edit > Current Profile > Title and Command and then select the Run command as a login shell option.
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Added: on Jul 15, 2008 at 10:46 am
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