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How do I set a user environment variable? (permanently, not session)

I use Suse. First I had jdk7 installed, so JAVA_HOME was:

/usr/java/jdk1.7.0_05/

I uninstalled jdk7 and installed jdk6, but I cannot figure out how to change JAVA_HOME. .bashrc and .profile don't contain anything about JAVA_HOME.

Is there another file?

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    yes, it is, I forgot about profile in my home directory. thanks. Please answer I will close the question Commented Jul 1, 2012 at 6:47

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Add to /etc/profile.local:

export JAVA_HOME=/usr/java/latest

That way it will be set for all users and will be independent of the release or patch-number. /usr/java/latest is a link to the latest installed version and exists since JDK/JRE 1.6

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Set environment variables in ~/.profile, e.g. by adding this line:

export JAVA_HOME=/usr/java/jdk1.7.0_05
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  • I don't know Suse, but wouldn't it be better to define this in the system profile? JAVA_HOME is defined in /etc/profile on my Solaris server (a system with many accounts). Commented Jul 1, 2012 at 20:44
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    @BobDuell Yes, you are right. If the java install was intended for all users system-wide, then /etc/profile would be the more appropriate place. Commented Jul 1, 2012 at 20:57

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