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I just installed Linux and i love it. I need to set up java and I have gotten it so that I can manually set the PATH, CLASSPATH, JAVA_HOME, etc, variables. But this is getting kind of annoying seeing as I have to do it every times I open an Xterm. Is there a configuration file that i can edit so that this will be set permanently? If so where do I find it and what do I change?
Distribution: Redhat 8.0, Immunix 7.0 a few others
Posts: 222
Rep:
Hey, you've learnt a really important lesson about how shells use variables - before I tell you how to do it permanently, try this:
set the path in an Xterm, and type java --version to confirm it. Then launch another Xterm from that one. Notice the child shell inherits the Java classpath from the parent? This is fundamental to how shells work in Unix like systems.
Aneeway, add the following to the file /etc/profile
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