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Old 03-14-2003, 11:18 AM   #1
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setting PATH permanently


Hello,

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?

Thanks,
 
Old 03-14-2003, 11:22 AM   #2
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it's name varies from distro to distro, look in you home directory for .bashrc or similar
 
Old 03-14-2003, 11:28 AM   #3
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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

export JAVA_HOME="/usr/j2sdkx.x.xx/bin"
PATH="$PATH:/usr/j2sdkx.x.xx/bin"

and logout then login again.
 
Old 03-14-2003, 11:29 AM   #4
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Nevermind. Already posted above what I just said. Sorry.

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