I'm new to Linux. I got houdini working, so thank god for that.

On Side Effects installation FAQ it says to

“You will need to source houdini_setup in each shell that you run Houdini. You can add the following code to your .login file to automatically do this

pushd /opt/hfs8.2.13 <- use the build version that has been installed
source houdini_setup
popd”

where is this login file located or do i need to create it. thanks in advanced

I presume you use the BASH shell in linux and you login as a normal user. The files you should be editing are in your home directory and called .bashrc and .profile (and yes, their names do begin with a . ).

It's in your home directory. Anything with a dot in front is “hidden” so if you're in a shell, do this:

ls -al

the -a will show all files including hidden ones. If you don't see a .login file then you can create your own. This file will be sourced every time you log in to your computer.

Cheers,

Peter B

thanks guys