In Linux (like in Windows, as far as I know), you can set a system-wide PATH variable as well as a per-user PATH variables.
To add something to the path for a specific user, you need to edit .bashrc in their home foldder. E.g., for user “myname1”:
- open the file for editing:
nano /home/myname1/.bashrc - at the end, add a line like:
export PATH=$PATH:/the/path/to/add - save and close (CTRL+X and yes)
If you want to avoid a restart, you can also type export PATH=$PATH:/the/path/to/add directly in the terminal (this will only work for the current session).
To add something to the path for all users, the file to edit is /home/profile. So, same instructions as above but starting with nano /etc/profile.
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