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Did you try it without the &quot;export&quot;?<br />

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Okay, I got it working. &nbsp;<br />
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For some reason ubuntu ignored my commands when I placed them in /etc/profile or in ~/.bash_profile or other user-specific settings files.<br />
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It only worked when I placed it in /etc/bash.bashrc<br />
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Okay, I got it working.  

For some reason ubuntu ignored my commands when I placed them in /etc/profile or in ~/.bash_profile or other user-specific settings files.

It only worked when I placed it in /etc/bash.bashrc



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I'm trying to permanently set some environment variables in ubuntu. &nbsp;I want to set CPATH and LD_LIBRARY_PATH. &nbsp;So, I go to /etc/profile and add in the following commands:<br />
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export CPATH=&quot;/mypath&quot;<br />
export LD_LIBRARY_PATH = &quot;/mypath&quot;<br />
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I restart Linux, and when I type echo $CPATH on the bash terminal, my specified path does not appear. &nbsp;The variable is empty.<br />
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So, I have to keep typing export CPATH=&quot;/mypath&quot; everytime I open up a bash window. &nbsp;How do I set these variables permanently? <br />
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Thanks.
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I'm trying to permanently set some environment variables in ubuntu.  I want to set CPATH and LD_LIBRARY_PATH.  So, I go to /etc/profile and add in the following commands:

export CPATH="/mypath"
export LD_LIBRARY_PATH = "/mypath"

I restart Linux, and when I type echo $CPATH on the bash terminal, my specified path does not appear.  The variable is empty.

So, I have to keep typing export CPATH="/mypath" everytime I open up a bash window.  How do I set these variables permanently? 

Thanks.

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