Re: $PATH and /etc/profile

[Simon L]

s. keeling wrote:
Incoming from Simon L:
 

s. keeling wrote:
   

Incoming from Simon L:
     

In my /etc/profile file, I wrote: 
"PATH="/opt/j2sdk1.4.2_04/bin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/bin/X11:/usr/games:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/sbin:/sbin""
       

First, you should append /opt/j2sdk1.4.2_04/bin to the _end_ of your
PATH variable, not the beginning.
 

When I log in text mode, the entire PATH is there as I want, I can 
"startx" and when I open a terminal, the PATH is perfect.
Now, if I start the computer with KDM and that I run a terminal, the 
       

Define "terminal."  What are you actually running?  XTerm, KTerm,
     

PATH is only: "/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/X11R6/bin:/usr/games"
       

I use kterm, but my problem is the same when I use an icon of a program 
that use java. So I want the PATH to be always there for any use.
   

I gave up trying to figure out how kde works.  If you have that in
/etc/profile, it ought to be right.
 

Just for the pleasure, I tried a Gnome session. So I opened 
gnome-terminal and it gives me the same thing (not working)

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