How can I add ~/.local/bin to my PATH?
I'm just trying to follow this tutorial and set up my environment. My system is WSL Ubuntu 18.04. Here is already an answer on my question, but I as an absolute novice in Linux/UNIX don't know which variant presented there more suitable for my goal.
Do I need to add this string
export PATH="$PATH:/path/to/dir"
into my ~/.profile or ~/.bashrc file?
Or may I need to accomplish the second step from the answer?
cd /usr/bin
sudo ln -s /path/to/binary binary-name
And then run these commands?
source ~/.profile
or
source ~/.bashrc
paths windows-subsystem-for-linux
asked 2 days ago
Alex StelmakhAlex Stelmakh
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I'm just trying to follow this tutorial and set up my environment. My system is WSL Ubuntu 18.04. Here is already an answer on my question, but I as an absolute novice in Linux/UNIX don't know which variant presented there more suitable for my goal.
Do I need to add this string
export PATH="$PATH:/path/to/dir"
into my ~/.profile or ~/.bashrc file?
Or may I need to accomplish the second step from the answer?
cd /usr/bin
sudo ln -s /path/to/binary binary-name
And then run these commands?
source ~/.profile
or
source ~/.bashrc
paths windows-subsystem-for-linux
asked 2 days ago
Alex StelmakhAlex Stelmakh
2516
Add it to your.bashrc
– j-money
2 days ago
The.bashrcfile should be fine!
– George Udosen
2 days ago
add a comment |
I'm just trying to follow this tutorial and set up my environment. My system is WSL Ubuntu 18.04. Here is already an answer on my question, but I as an absolute novice in Linux/UNIX don't know which variant presented there more suitable for my goal.
Do I need to add this string
export PATH="$PATH:/path/to/dir"
into my ~/.profile or ~/.bashrc file?
Or may I need to accomplish the second step from the answer?
cd /usr/bin
sudo ln -s /path/to/binary binary-name
And then run these commands?
source ~/.profile
or
source ~/.bashrc
paths windows-subsystem-for-linux
asked 2 days ago
Alex StelmakhAlex Stelmakh
2516
I'm just trying to follow this tutorial and set up my environment. My system is WSL Ubuntu 18.04. Here is already an answer on my question, but I as an absolute novice in Linux/UNIX don't know which variant presented there more suitable for my goal.
Do I need to add this string
export PATH="$PATH:/path/to/dir"
into my ~/.profile or ~/.bashrc file?
Or may I need to accomplish the second step from the answer?
cd /usr/bin
sudo ln -s /path/to/binary binary-name
And then run these commands?
source ~/.profile
or
source ~/.bashrc
paths windows-subsystem-for-linux
paths windows-subsystem-for-linux
asked 2 days ago
Alex StelmakhAlex Stelmakh
2516
asked 2 days ago
Alex StelmakhAlex Stelmakh
2516
edited yesterday
Alex Stelmakh
asked 2 days ago
Alex StelmakhAlex Stelmakh
2516
asked 2 days ago
Alex StelmakhAlex Stelmakh
2516
asked 2 days ago
Alex StelmakhAlex Stelmakh
2516
2516
Add it to your.bashrc
– j-money
2 days ago
The.bashrcfile should be fine!
– George Udosen
2 days ago
add a comment |
Add it to your.bashrc
– j-money
2 days ago
The.bashrcfile should be fine!
– George Udosen
2 days ago
Add it to your
.bashrc– j-money
2 days ago
Add it to your
.bashrc– j-money
2 days ago
The
.bashrc file should be fine!– George Udosen
2 days ago
The
.bashrc file should be fine!– George Udosen
2 days ago
add a comment |
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If you make a bin folder in your home folder, it'll already be in your default path. No need to modify anything, or add folders to .local. Create the bin folder, open a new sole terminal window, and you can confirm the path by typing echo $PATH in the terminal.
Update #1:
If you decide to use ~/.local/bin anyway, add this to the end of your .profile...
# set PATH so it includes user's private ~/.local/bin if it exists
if [ -d "$HOME/.local/bin" ] ; then
PATH="$HOME/.local/bin:$PATH"
fi
answered 2 days ago
heynnemaheynnema
18.6k22155
According the tutorial (link in my question) next command python -m site --user-base should output ~/.local/bin But now only ~/.local This command - export PYTHONUSERBASE=/myappenv solve the problem, but only till reload.
– Alex Stelmakh
2 days ago
@AlexStelmakh that tutorial, and extra link, is TL;DR, but is mostly for linux and Mac. I'd follow something else as a learning guide.
– heynnema
2 days ago
What is TL;DR? I need a guide for Ubuntu 18.04
– Alex Stelmakh
2 days ago
@AlexStelmakh Too Long;Didn't Read. See help.ubuntu.com for help guides on Ubuntu.
– heynnema
2 days ago
~/.local (with ~ expanded to the absolute path to your home directory) so you’ll need to add ~/.local/bin to your PATH. You can set your PATH permanently by modifying ~/.profile. I'm trying to follow these instructions. And accordingly it is not as simple as adding /bin in my home directory.
– Alex Stelmakh
yesterday
|
show 7 more comments
The PATH variable gets changed when this shell command is executed:
export PATH=$PATH:/your/new/path
The ~/.bashrc and ~/.profile will be executed automatically when you open a bash session (normally when you open a new terminal window/tab).
So if you want to change the PATH in current shell session only, you could just type export PATH=xxx and execute it once. But if you want to make it difference permanently, you should add the command above into ~/.bashrc or ~/.profile.
answered 2 days ago
Balthild IresBalthild Ires
315
Should be the second part of the command enclosed in quotes? Like this one. export PATH="$PATH:/home/maverick/.local/bin" As this (tinyurl.com/y86jc2pp) answer suggests it should be enclosed. I entered the command above, but PATH still the same. I proved this by next command: python -m site --user-base And the result's as follows: /home/maverick/.local
– Alex Stelmakh
2 days ago
@AlexStelmakhpython -m site --user-basejust tell you where the pip packages are installed at. You can view thePATHin the current bash session by the commandecho $PATH.
– Balthild Ires
2 days ago
add a comment |
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If you make a bin folder in your home folder, it'll already be in your default path. No need to modify anything, or add folders to .local. Create the bin folder, open a new sole terminal window, and you can confirm the path by typing echo $PATH in the terminal.
Update #1:
If you decide to use ~/.local/bin anyway, add this to the end of your .profile...
# set PATH so it includes user's private ~/.local/bin if it exists
if [ -d "$HOME/.local/bin" ] ; then
PATH="$HOME/.local/bin:$PATH"
fi
answered 2 days ago
heynnemaheynnema
18.6k22155
According the tutorial (link in my question) next command python -m site --user-base should output ~/.local/bin But now only ~/.local This command - export PYTHONUSERBASE=/myappenv solve the problem, but only till reload.
– Alex Stelmakh
2 days ago
@AlexStelmakh that tutorial, and extra link, is TL;DR, but is mostly for linux and Mac. I'd follow something else as a learning guide.
– heynnema
2 days ago
What is TL;DR? I need a guide for Ubuntu 18.04
– Alex Stelmakh
2 days ago
@AlexStelmakh Too Long;Didn't Read. See help.ubuntu.com for help guides on Ubuntu.
– heynnema
2 days ago
~/.local (with ~ expanded to the absolute path to your home directory) so you’ll need to add ~/.local/bin to your PATH. You can set your PATH permanently by modifying ~/.profile. I'm trying to follow these instructions. And accordingly it is not as simple as adding /bin in my home directory.
– Alex Stelmakh
yesterday
|
show 7 more comments
If you make a bin folder in your home folder, it'll already be in your default path. No need to modify anything, or add folders to .local. Create the bin folder, open a new sole terminal window, and you can confirm the path by typing echo $PATH in the terminal.
Update #1:
If you decide to use ~/.local/bin anyway, add this to the end of your .profile...
# set PATH so it includes user's private ~/.local/bin if it exists
if [ -d "$HOME/.local/bin" ] ; then
PATH="$HOME/.local/bin:$PATH"
fi
answered 2 days ago
heynnemaheynnema
18.6k22155
According the tutorial (link in my question) next command python -m site --user-base should output ~/.local/bin But now only ~/.local This command - export PYTHONUSERBASE=/myappenv solve the problem, but only till reload.
– Alex Stelmakh
2 days ago
@AlexStelmakh that tutorial, and extra link, is TL;DR, but is mostly for linux and Mac. I'd follow something else as a learning guide.
– heynnema
2 days ago
What is TL;DR? I need a guide for Ubuntu 18.04
– Alex Stelmakh
2 days ago
@AlexStelmakh Too Long;Didn't Read. See help.ubuntu.com for help guides on Ubuntu.
– heynnema
2 days ago
~/.local (with ~ expanded to the absolute path to your home directory) so you’ll need to add ~/.local/bin to your PATH. You can set your PATH permanently by modifying ~/.profile. I'm trying to follow these instructions. And accordingly it is not as simple as adding /bin in my home directory.
– Alex Stelmakh
yesterday
|
show 7 more comments
If you make a bin folder in your home folder, it'll already be in your default path. No need to modify anything, or add folders to .local. Create the bin folder, open a new sole terminal window, and you can confirm the path by typing echo $PATH in the terminal.
Update #1:
If you decide to use ~/.local/bin anyway, add this to the end of your .profile...
# set PATH so it includes user's private ~/.local/bin if it exists
if [ -d "$HOME/.local/bin" ] ; then
PATH="$HOME/.local/bin:$PATH"
fi
answered 2 days ago
heynnemaheynnema
18.6k22155
If you make a bin folder in your home folder, it'll already be in your default path. No need to modify anything, or add folders to .local. Create the bin folder, open a new sole terminal window, and you can confirm the path by typing echo $PATH in the terminal.
Update #1:
If you decide to use ~/.local/bin anyway, add this to the end of your .profile...
# set PATH so it includes user's private ~/.local/bin if it exists
if [ -d "$HOME/.local/bin" ] ; then
PATH="$HOME/.local/bin:$PATH"
fi
answered 2 days ago
heynnemaheynnema
18.6k22155
edited yesterday
answered 2 days ago
heynnemaheynnema
18.6k22155
answered 2 days ago
heynnemaheynnema
18.6k22155
answered 2 days ago
heynnemaheynnema
18.6k22155
18.6k22155
According the tutorial (link in my question) next command python -m site --user-base should output ~/.local/bin But now only ~/.local This command - export PYTHONUSERBASE=/myappenv solve the problem, but only till reload.
– Alex Stelmakh
2 days ago
@AlexStelmakh that tutorial, and extra link, is TL;DR, but is mostly for linux and Mac. I'd follow something else as a learning guide.
– heynnema
2 days ago
What is TL;DR? I need a guide for Ubuntu 18.04
– Alex Stelmakh
2 days ago
@AlexStelmakh Too Long;Didn't Read. See help.ubuntu.com for help guides on Ubuntu.
– heynnema
2 days ago
~/.local (with ~ expanded to the absolute path to your home directory) so you’ll need to add ~/.local/bin to your PATH. You can set your PATH permanently by modifying ~/.profile. I'm trying to follow these instructions. And accordingly it is not as simple as adding /bin in my home directory.
– Alex Stelmakh
yesterday
|
show 7 more comments
According the tutorial (link in my question) next command python -m site --user-base should output ~/.local/bin But now only ~/.local This command - export PYTHONUSERBASE=/myappenv solve the problem, but only till reload.
– Alex Stelmakh
2 days ago
@AlexStelmakh that tutorial, and extra link, is TL;DR, but is mostly for linux and Mac. I'd follow something else as a learning guide.
– heynnema
2 days ago
What is TL;DR? I need a guide for Ubuntu 18.04
– Alex Stelmakh
2 days ago
@AlexStelmakh Too Long;Didn't Read. See help.ubuntu.com for help guides on Ubuntu.
– heynnema
2 days ago
~/.local (with ~ expanded to the absolute path to your home directory) so you’ll need to add ~/.local/bin to your PATH. You can set your PATH permanently by modifying ~/.profile. I'm trying to follow these instructions. And accordingly it is not as simple as adding /bin in my home directory.
– Alex Stelmakh
yesterday
According the tutorial (link in my question) next command python -m site --user-base should output ~/.local/bin But now only ~/.local This command - export PYTHONUSERBASE=/myappenv solve the problem, but only till reload.
– Alex Stelmakh
2 days ago
According the tutorial (link in my question) next command python -m site --user-base should output ~/.local/bin But now only ~/.local This command - export PYTHONUSERBASE=/myappenv solve the problem, but only till reload.
– Alex Stelmakh
2 days ago
@AlexStelmakh that tutorial, and extra link, is TL;DR, but is mostly for linux and Mac. I'd follow something else as a learning guide.
– heynnema
2 days ago
@AlexStelmakh that tutorial, and extra link, is TL;DR, but is mostly for linux and Mac. I'd follow something else as a learning guide.
– heynnema
2 days ago
What is TL;DR? I need a guide for Ubuntu 18.04
– Alex Stelmakh
2 days ago
What is TL;DR? I need a guide for Ubuntu 18.04
– Alex Stelmakh
2 days ago
@AlexStelmakh Too Long;Didn't Read. See help.ubuntu.com for help guides on Ubuntu.
– heynnema
2 days ago
@AlexStelmakh Too Long;Didn't Read. See help.ubuntu.com for help guides on Ubuntu.
– heynnema
2 days ago
~/.local (with ~ expanded to the absolute path to your home directory) so you’ll need to add ~/.local/bin to your PATH. You can set your PATH permanently by modifying ~/.profile. I'm trying to follow these instructions. And accordingly it is not as simple as adding /bin in my home directory.
– Alex Stelmakh
yesterday
~/.local (with ~ expanded to the absolute path to your home directory) so you’ll need to add ~/.local/bin to your PATH. You can set your PATH permanently by modifying ~/.profile. I'm trying to follow these instructions. And accordingly it is not as simple as adding /bin in my home directory.
– Alex Stelmakh
yesterday
|
show 7 more comments
The PATH variable gets changed when this shell command is executed:
export PATH=$PATH:/your/new/path
The ~/.bashrc and ~/.profile will be executed automatically when you open a bash session (normally when you open a new terminal window/tab).
So if you want to change the PATH in current shell session only, you could just type export PATH=xxx and execute it once. But if you want to make it difference permanently, you should add the command above into ~/.bashrc or ~/.profile.
answered 2 days ago
Balthild IresBalthild Ires
315
Should be the second part of the command enclosed in quotes? Like this one. export PATH="$PATH:/home/maverick/.local/bin" As this (tinyurl.com/y86jc2pp) answer suggests it should be enclosed. I entered the command above, but PATH still the same. I proved this by next command: python -m site --user-base And the result's as follows: /home/maverick/.local
– Alex Stelmakh
2 days ago
@AlexStelmakhpython -m site --user-basejust tell you where the pip packages are installed at. You can view thePATHin the current bash session by the commandecho $PATH.
– Balthild Ires
2 days ago
add a comment |
The PATH variable gets changed when this shell command is executed:
export PATH=$PATH:/your/new/path
The ~/.bashrc and ~/.profile will be executed automatically when you open a bash session (normally when you open a new terminal window/tab).
So if you want to change the PATH in current shell session only, you could just type export PATH=xxx and execute it once. But if you want to make it difference permanently, you should add the command above into ~/.bashrc or ~/.profile.
answered 2 days ago
Balthild IresBalthild Ires
315
Should be the second part of the command enclosed in quotes? Like this one. export PATH="$PATH:/home/maverick/.local/bin" As this (tinyurl.com/y86jc2pp) answer suggests it should be enclosed. I entered the command above, but PATH still the same. I proved this by next command: python -m site --user-base And the result's as follows: /home/maverick/.local
– Alex Stelmakh
2 days ago
@AlexStelmakhpython -m site --user-basejust tell you where the pip packages are installed at. You can view thePATHin the current bash session by the commandecho $PATH.
– Balthild Ires
2 days ago
add a comment |
The PATH variable gets changed when this shell command is executed:
export PATH=$PATH:/your/new/path
The ~/.bashrc and ~/.profile will be executed automatically when you open a bash session (normally when you open a new terminal window/tab).
So if you want to change the PATH in current shell session only, you could just type export PATH=xxx and execute it once. But if you want to make it difference permanently, you should add the command above into ~/.bashrc or ~/.profile.
answered 2 days ago
Balthild IresBalthild Ires
315
The PATH variable gets changed when this shell command is executed:
export PATH=$PATH:/your/new/path
The ~/.bashrc and ~/.profile will be executed automatically when you open a bash session (normally when you open a new terminal window/tab).
So if you want to change the PATH in current shell session only, you could just type export PATH=xxx and execute it once. But if you want to make it difference permanently, you should add the command above into ~/.bashrc or ~/.profile.
answered 2 days ago
Balthild IresBalthild Ires
315
answered 2 days ago
Balthild IresBalthild Ires
315
answered 2 days ago
Balthild IresBalthild Ires
315
answered 2 days ago
Balthild IresBalthild Ires
315
315
Should be the second part of the command enclosed in quotes? Like this one. export PATH="$PATH:/home/maverick/.local/bin" As this (tinyurl.com/y86jc2pp) answer suggests it should be enclosed. I entered the command above, but PATH still the same. I proved this by next command: python -m site --user-base And the result's as follows: /home/maverick/.local
– Alex Stelmakh
2 days ago
@AlexStelmakhpython -m site --user-basejust tell you where the pip packages are installed at. You can view thePATHin the current bash session by the commandecho $PATH.
– Balthild Ires
2 days ago
add a comment |
Should be the second part of the command enclosed in quotes? Like this one. export PATH="$PATH:/home/maverick/.local/bin" As this (tinyurl.com/y86jc2pp) answer suggests it should be enclosed. I entered the command above, but PATH still the same. I proved this by next command: python -m site --user-base And the result's as follows: /home/maverick/.local
– Alex Stelmakh
2 days ago
@AlexStelmakhpython -m site --user-basejust tell you where the pip packages are installed at. You can view thePATHin the current bash session by the commandecho $PATH.
– Balthild Ires
2 days ago
Should be the second part of the command enclosed in quotes? Like this one. export PATH="$PATH:/home/maverick/.local/bin" As this (tinyurl.com/y86jc2pp) answer suggests it should be enclosed. I entered the command above, but PATH still the same. I proved this by next command: python -m site --user-base And the result's as follows: /home/maverick/.local
– Alex Stelmakh
2 days ago
Should be the second part of the command enclosed in quotes? Like this one. export PATH="$PATH:/home/maverick/.local/bin" As this (tinyurl.com/y86jc2pp) answer suggests it should be enclosed. I entered the command above, but PATH still the same. I proved this by next command: python -m site --user-base And the result's as follows: /home/maverick/.local
– Alex Stelmakh
2 days ago
@AlexStelmakh
python -m site --user-base just tell you where the pip packages are installed at. You can view the PATH in the current bash session by the command echo $PATH.– Balthild Ires
2 days ago
@AlexStelmakh
python -m site --user-base just tell you where the pip packages are installed at. You can view the PATH in the current bash session by the command echo $PATH.– Balthild Ires
2 days ago
add a comment |
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