My PATH variable resets itself when closing terminal
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I want to add texlive's directory to my PATH, so i type export PATH=$PATH:/usr/local/texlive/2018/bin/x86_64-linux and it update the PATH variable correctly. I can use commands listed in texlive path, and echo $PATH return the usual usr/bin AND texlive's path.
But when I close my terminal and open it again, it doesn't work anymore, and echo $PATH return /usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/games:/usr/local/games:/snap/bin (Which is also kinda weird...).
Tried to edit .profile or .bashrc (I put export PATH=$PATH:/usr/local/texlive/2018/bin/x86_64-linux at the end), but bash doesn't seems to read it on new terminals.
command-line bash environment-variables
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I want to add texlive's directory to my PATH, so i type export PATH=$PATH:/usr/local/texlive/2018/bin/x86_64-linux and it update the PATH variable correctly. I can use commands listed in texlive path, and echo $PATH return the usual usr/bin AND texlive's path.
But when I close my terminal and open it again, it doesn't work anymore, and echo $PATH return /usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/games:/usr/local/games:/snap/bin (Which is also kinda weird...).
Tried to edit .profile or .bashrc (I put export PATH=$PATH:/usr/local/texlive/2018/bin/x86_64-linux at the end), but bash doesn't seems to read it on new terminals.
command-line bash environment-variables
asked Feb 10 at 18:05
T.BersouxT.Bersoux
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Please try to be more specific than "it's not working" - what did you try, exactly - and what happened?
– steeldriver
Feb 10 at 18:08
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^ what steeldriver said, but you might find a solution here: How to add a directory to the PATH?
– wjandrea
Feb 10 at 18:20
Edited to explain a little bit more. @wjandrea : I tried solutions listed here, but it doesn't change anything, PATH keeps reseting itself
– T.Bersoux
Feb 10 at 19:33
It was the "not working" after editing the .profile that was of interest. What did you change in the .profile? That is the usual place to make such changes.
– ubfan1
Feb 10 at 19:53
1
Please note that if you changePATHby editing~/.profile, you need to relogin before it takes effect.
– Gunnar Hjalmarsson
Feb 10 at 20:10
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I want to add texlive's directory to my PATH, so i type export PATH=$PATH:/usr/local/texlive/2018/bin/x86_64-linux and it update the PATH variable correctly. I can use commands listed in texlive path, and echo $PATH return the usual usr/bin AND texlive's path.
But when I close my terminal and open it again, it doesn't work anymore, and echo $PATH return /usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/games:/usr/local/games:/snap/bin (Which is also kinda weird...).
Tried to edit .profile or .bashrc (I put export PATH=$PATH:/usr/local/texlive/2018/bin/x86_64-linux at the end), but bash doesn't seems to read it on new terminals.
command-line bash environment-variables
asked Feb 10 at 18:05
T.BersouxT.Bersoux
13
I want to add texlive's directory to my PATH, so i type export PATH=$PATH:/usr/local/texlive/2018/bin/x86_64-linux and it update the PATH variable correctly. I can use commands listed in texlive path, and echo $PATH return the usual usr/bin AND texlive's path.
But when I close my terminal and open it again, it doesn't work anymore, and echo $PATH return /usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/games:/usr/local/games:/snap/bin (Which is also kinda weird...).
Tried to edit .profile or .bashrc (I put export PATH=$PATH:/usr/local/texlive/2018/bin/x86_64-linux at the end), but bash doesn't seems to read it on new terminals.
command-line bash environment-variables
command-line bash environment-variables
asked Feb 10 at 18:05
T.BersouxT.Bersoux
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asked Feb 10 at 18:05
T.BersouxT.Bersoux
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asked Feb 10 at 18:05
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asked Feb 10 at 18:05
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Please try to be more specific than "it's not working" - what did you try, exactly - and what happened?
– steeldriver
Feb 10 at 18:08
1
^ what steeldriver said, but you might find a solution here: How to add a directory to the PATH?
– wjandrea
Feb 10 at 18:20
Edited to explain a little bit more. @wjandrea : I tried solutions listed here, but it doesn't change anything, PATH keeps reseting itself
– T.Bersoux
Feb 10 at 19:33
It was the "not working" after editing the .profile that was of interest. What did you change in the .profile? That is the usual place to make such changes.
– ubfan1
Feb 10 at 19:53
1
Please note that if you changePATHby editing~/.profile, you need to relogin before it takes effect.
– Gunnar Hjalmarsson
Feb 10 at 20:10
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show 2 more comments
2
Please try to be more specific than "it's not working" - what did you try, exactly - and what happened?
– steeldriver
Feb 10 at 18:08
1
^ what steeldriver said, but you might find a solution here: How to add a directory to the PATH?
– wjandrea
Feb 10 at 18:20
Edited to explain a little bit more. @wjandrea : I tried solutions listed here, but it doesn't change anything, PATH keeps reseting itself
– T.Bersoux
Feb 10 at 19:33
It was the "not working" after editing the .profile that was of interest. What did you change in the .profile? That is the usual place to make such changes.
– ubfan1
Feb 10 at 19:53
1
Please note that if you changePATHby editing~/.profile, you need to relogin before it takes effect.
– Gunnar Hjalmarsson
Feb 10 at 20:10
2
2
Please try to be more specific than "it's not working" - what did you try, exactly - and what happened?
– steeldriver
Feb 10 at 18:08
Please try to be more specific than "it's not working" - what did you try, exactly - and what happened?
– steeldriver
Feb 10 at 18:08
1
1
^ what steeldriver said, but you might find a solution here: How to add a directory to the PATH?
– wjandrea
Feb 10 at 18:20
^ what steeldriver said, but you might find a solution here: How to add a directory to the PATH?
– wjandrea
Feb 10 at 18:20
Edited to explain a little bit more. @wjandrea : I tried solutions listed here, but it doesn't change anything, PATH keeps reseting itself
– T.Bersoux
Feb 10 at 19:33
Edited to explain a little bit more. @wjandrea : I tried solutions listed here, but it doesn't change anything, PATH keeps reseting itself
– T.Bersoux
Feb 10 at 19:33
It was the "not working" after editing the .profile that was of interest. What did you change in the .profile? That is the usual place to make such changes.
– ubfan1
Feb 10 at 19:53
It was the "not working" after editing the .profile that was of interest. What did you change in the .profile? That is the usual place to make such changes.
– ubfan1
Feb 10 at 19:53
1
1
Please note that if you change
PATH by editing ~/.profile, you need to relogin before it takes effect.– Gunnar Hjalmarsson
Feb 10 at 20:10
Please note that if you change
PATH by editing ~/.profile, you need to relogin before it takes effect.– Gunnar Hjalmarsson
Feb 10 at 20:10
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Add export PATH="$PATH:<YourPath>" at the end of ~/.profile and don't forget to delete .bash_profile if you have it, because bash doesn't look at .profile if .bash_profile exists (per Why ~/.bash_profile is not getting sourced when opening a terminal?).
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Add export PATH="$PATH:<YourPath>" at the end of ~/.profile and don't forget to delete .bash_profile if you have it, because bash doesn't look at .profile if .bash_profile exists (per Why ~/.bash_profile is not getting sourced when opening a terminal?).
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Add export PATH="$PATH:<YourPath>" at the end of ~/.profile and don't forget to delete .bash_profile if you have it, because bash doesn't look at .profile if .bash_profile exists (per Why ~/.bash_profile is not getting sourced when opening a terminal?).
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Add export PATH="$PATH:<YourPath>" at the end of ~/.profile and don't forget to delete .bash_profile if you have it, because bash doesn't look at .profile if .bash_profile exists (per Why ~/.bash_profile is not getting sourced when opening a terminal?).
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Add export PATH="$PATH:<YourPath>" at the end of ~/.profile and don't forget to delete .bash_profile if you have it, because bash doesn't look at .profile if .bash_profile exists (per Why ~/.bash_profile is not getting sourced when opening a terminal?).
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Please try to be more specific than "it's not working" - what did you try, exactly - and what happened?
– steeldriver
Feb 10 at 18:08
1
^ what steeldriver said, but you might find a solution here: How to add a directory to the PATH?
– wjandrea
Feb 10 at 18:20
Edited to explain a little bit more. @wjandrea : I tried solutions listed here, but it doesn't change anything, PATH keeps reseting itself
– T.Bersoux
Feb 10 at 19:33
It was the "not working" after editing the .profile that was of interest. What did you change in the .profile? That is the usual place to make such changes.
– ubfan1
Feb 10 at 19:53
1
Please note that if you change
PATHby editing~/.profile, you need to relogin before it takes effect.– Gunnar Hjalmarsson
Feb 10 at 20:10