PATH is not guaranteed to be defined in /etc/environment so it might make sense to default to a sensible value.
Other DMs seem to do something like: PATH=/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/local/games:/usr/games /etc/profile (which is about login shells) do: PATH="/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin" for root PATH="/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/local/games:/usr/games" for normal users -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/798277 Title: $PATH does not contain /usr/games on Ubuntu Oneiric (11.10) - /etc/environment not sourced or environment not preserved To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/lightdm/+bug/798277/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
