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Bug 402556 - The Run Application dialogue doesn't include a user's $PATH
The Run Application dialogue doesn't include a user's $PATH
Status: RESOLVED NOTABUG
Product: gnome-panel
Classification: Other
Component: general
2.16.x
Other Linux
: Normal normal
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Assigned To: Panel Maintainers
Panel Maintainers
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
 
Reported: 2007-01-30 19:20 UTC by Peter Whysall
Modified: 2007-02-17 20:59 UTC
See Also:
GNOME target: ---
GNOME version: 2.15/2.16


Description Peter Whysall 2007-01-30 19:20:55 UTC 
If, for example, you have added directories to your path in ~/.bashrc, they will not be searched when you run a command.

You have to put the path in /etc/profile for it to work (on Linux).
Comment 1 Jonh Wendell 2007-01-30 20:56:19 UTC 
Ubuntu bug report about this: (http://launchpad.net/bugs/82330):

Unlike a bash shell, the alt-f2 runbox only uses the system path. Any scripts/apps/whatever in ~/bin won't be found with alt-f2.

I worked around this by adding ~/bin to the path in /etc/profile if it exists.
Comment 2 Sebastien Bacher 2007-02-01 13:00:45 UTC 
The Ubuntu bug has been reassigning to pam, we think that it doesn't make sense to patch applications for that, the PATH should be updated rather
Comment 3 Vincent Untz 2007-02-17 20:59:22 UTC 
You can set PATH in .xsession. There's nothing to fix in GNOME for this.