environment variable

[karima]

hi...

i'm trying to install a package in my computer but i'm having some troubles with the environment variables.

i want to know in which file i should declare it so it would be visible for the entire system (all users). i've tried with /etc/.profile and /etc/skel/.bash_profile and it doesn't work!

thanks in advance...

karima

[tashirosgt]

It should work if you use the correct syntax and the export command in .bash_profile. Like

VARIABLE='my_value'
export VARIABLE

Often environmental variables in code that is installed the old-fashioned way ( ./configure, make,.. ) are set in scripts that run during the installation process. You have to worry that some script is re-setting the value of an environmental variable and un-doing what you did in .bash_profile. Environmental variables can be set in /etc/profile and by the scripts in /etc/profile.d also.

[karima]

thanks for your suggestion. my problem was that i did set the value for these variables, but it only worked for my user account, and not for other users. i finally got it by adding the info in /etc/profile and now everyone can see them.

thanks for your help.

karima