PATH environment variable

Storken · 12-23-2009, 02:32 PM

First of all: hi, everyone!
Now to my problem:

Whenever I try to run pcsx, it outputs

Quote:

The command could not be located because '/usr/games' is not included in the PATH environment variable.

As far as i know, it is in the PATH environment variable.

Quote:

PATH="/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/games"

Then what else could be the cause for that issue?
I'm using Ubuntu Karmic, if that helps.

edit: needless to say, running it from the menu doesn't help aswell.

evo2 · 12-23-2009, 02:36 PM

The path line you posted seems to be a cut and paste of where you set the path. Did you check that your path has not been changed? Eg, try

Code:

pcsx
echo $PATH

Evo2.

catkin · 12-23-2009, 02:36 PM

What's the output from

Code:

pcsx
env | grep PATH

rweaver · 12-23-2009, 02:37 PM

When you type:

Code:

echo $PATH

What do you get?

Try typing:

Code:

export PATH=$PATH:/usr/games
echo $PATH

Then try running it, post up results.

conconga · 12-23-2009, 02:39 PM

Does the application has rights to be executed? When you give "ls -l" you should get a "x" permission for your user/group.

Storken · 12-23-2009, 02:43 PM

Strange. What I pasted into the first post was the PATH variable located in /etc/environment.

Code:

export PATH=$PATH:/usr/games

seems to have fixed it,

Code:

env | grep PATH

now ouputs

Code:

PATH=/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin/X11:/usr/games

Which "other" path does it address?
Anyhow, thanks for the rapid responses

edit: it does run from a Terminal now, but still not if executed from a menu...

evo2 · 12-23-2009, 02:59 PM

Any number of different login scripts may be setting/resetting your path. Eg .bash_profile .bashrc etc.

Evo2.

elsheepo · 12-23-2009, 05:48 PM

Remember storken, exporting your path variable dose not make your PATH persistent acrost reboots, in order to do this, you must edit your ~/.bashrc or its equivlent if using a nonlogin shell, if using a login shell you must edit the /etc/profile file.