Linux Mint - adding environment variables permanently [closed]

Answer 1

You may add an entry to the ~/.pam_environment file.

1. Use any editor to access the file. I am using the default Linux Mint Text Editor (xed).

   xed ~/.pam_environment
   

2. That file is likely to have some entries already. Add a new line to the file and add your entry. For example, I am adding a java binary path which is in the opt folder to the $PATH environment variable:

   PATH    DEFAULT=${PATH}:/opt/JDK11/jdk-11.0.2/bin`
   

   Or if you want to add a path that is in the user home or something like that, then do like:

   PATH    DEFAULT=${PATH}:/home/@{PAM_USER}/MyPrograms`
   

3. Save the file. It should work. If it doesn't, log out, log back in and try again. If it doesn't work even after that, then restart and try again and it will work for sure. :)