Setting environment variables while using X Windows.

[Yasir_3]

Dear All,

How can I set the environment variables in X Windows environment?

if I use the conventional method,
ABC=123;export ABC
it doesn't solve the purpose. cuz when I restart the system the variables are gone.

Please help.

Yasir.

[Peter Leddy_1 · Accepted solution]

When you login to a desktop environment the system looks to the .dtprofile in your home directory. You can set your environment variables in this file or what I prefer to do is the following:

In the .dtprofile there should be a line like this

# DTSOURCEPROFILE=true

If you uncomment this line then your .profile will be read and you can place your environment variables in there.

HTH,

Peter

[Rick Garland]

By default, it is the $HOME/.dtprofile