Hoping to learn from others, here's my .bashrc:
# .bashrc
# sourced by BASH everytime it start
## These should be set by /etc/profile
## But sometime, bash missed them. So here is the push
export PATH="/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/local/bin:/sbin:/usr/sbin:/opt/bin:/usr/X11/bin:/usr/local/games:/usr/games"
# Set various environment variables
for SH in /etc/profile.d/*.sh; do
. $SH
done
#use custom keymap
xmodmap ~/.Xmodmap
## Set fancy colors
eval `dircolors -b`
## Set this for your first choice
export BROWSER=firefox
export EDITOR=nano
export EXPLORER=xfe
#export NETWORK_EXPLORER=konqueror
export AUDIO_PLAYER=smplayer
export VIDEO_PLAYER=smplayer
export DISPLAY=$DISPLAY
# This line was appended by KDE
# Make sure our customised gtkrc file is loaded.
export GTK2_RC_FILES=$HOME/.gtkrc-2.0
#Aliases
alias slu="sudo slapt-get --update"
alias slU="sudo slapt-get --upgrade"
alias sli="sudo slapt-get --install"
alias slr="sudo slapt-get --remove"