Feb 28, 2014 · Learn how to permanently set environmental variables in Unix and Linux systems.

Aug 4, 2017 · How can I set the new environment variables and their value permanently in Linux? I used export to set the environment variables. But the problem is its session specific. If I open a new session, the values set will be gone.

Oct 29, 2009 · Amazingly, Unix and Linux do not actually have a place to set global environment variables. The best you can do is arrange for any specific shell to have a site-specific initialization. If you put it in /etc/profile, that will take care of things for most posix-compatible shell users. This is probably "good enough" for non-critical purposes.

May 21, 2015 · This is irritating me. I seen several suggestions (all using different files and syntax) and none of them worked. How do I set an environment variable for a specific user? I am on debian squeeze. ...

Dec 30, 2022 · I am running RHEL 6, and I have exported an environment variable like this: export DISPLAY=:0 That variable is lost when the terminal is closed. How do I permanently add this so that this variable value always exists with a particular user?

I am completely new to Ubuntu, and I would permanently set an environment variable. I have read here that I have to set ~/.profile, but I don't know how to apply it. In my case I would permanently ...

Aug 27, 2011 · To set an environment variable everytime, use the export command in the .bashrc file (or the appropriate initialization file for your shell). To set an environment variable from a script, use the export command in the script, and then source the script.

I am writing a little install script for some software. All it does is unpack a target tar file, and then I want to permanently set some environment variables - principally the location of the unpa...

Learn how to permanently set the $PATH environment variable on Linux/Unix systems.

Apr 2, 2021 · Having looked at Setting up environment variables with .sh file and How to permanently set environmental variables I'm still confused as to how to properly set permanent environment variables from ...