STRETCH,mate: Why neither: /etc/profile nor /etc/environment is parsed for gui login?
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STRETCH,mate: Why neither: /etc/profile nor /etc/environment is parsed for gui login?
Hi all
I realized that when I log into graphical session none of aforementioned files are processed.
On the other side, both of them are processed when I log into text terminal.
Why is it so? How to set system-wide environment for any kind of session?
regards
They aren't needed until a terminal environment is invoked. My understanding it that they should get parsed when you open a terminal emulator in your GUI environment (if I'm wrong, I'm sure someone will correct me.)
They aren't needed until a terminal environment is invoked. My understanding it that they should get parsed when you open a terminal emulator in your GUI environment (if I'm wrong, I'm sure someone will correct me.)
Nope.
None of env variables defined in these files appear in gui termial
Nope.
None of env variables defined in these files appear in gui termial
Perhaps the GUI terminal is not run as a "login shell"? I have no idea how MATE handles this, but under XFCE, it's an option under the "Preferences" menu item.
Perhaps the GUI terminal is not run as a "login shell"? I have no idea how MATE handles this, but under XFCE, it's an option under the "Preferences" menu item.
Bingo! There is a termial option: "Run command as login shell". When set, the /etc/environment file is parsed.
Thanks a lot!
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STRETCH,mate: Why neither: /etc/profile nor /etc/environment is parsed for gui login?
