Setting Envirement Variables?

Hi, Im trying to install the JMF, but I have to set classpath etc ...The docs at javas homepage says that there should be a command called "setenv" but I haven't got that one??

How do I set enviroment variables in linux?


/Micke

Hi, Im trying to install the JMF, but I have to set classpath etc ...The docs at javas homepage says that there should be a command called "setenv" but I haven't got that one??

How do I set enviroment variables in linux?
/Micke
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If you run zsh, say

export VAR=/my/path

If you run bash, tcsh or similar, say

setenv VAR /my/path


You can check the result by saying

echo $VAR

or

export

And since variables are single session, you will want to add it to ~/.profile if you want it to be a global change

And since variables are single session, you will want to add it to ~/.profile if you want it to be a global change
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That's for one user only.

For system-wide permanent setting, the setting of environment variables shall be added to /etc/profile.local

That's for one user only.

For system-wide permanent setting, the setting of environment variables shall be added to /etc/profile.local
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Yes, you are right.. sorry what I ment for "Global" was Globally to ~ (Or currently setup user).
And verxa is correct about the location for all users env.

ok, tanks for the info, so I added this in my .profile:

export JMFHOME=/home/micke/JMF-2.1.1e
export CLASSPATH=$JMFHOME/lib/jmf.jar:.:${CLASSPATH}
export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$JMFHOME/lib:${LD_LIBRARY_PATH}


but JMF still dont work??

suns site says this:

http://java.sun.com/products/java-media/jm...etup-linux.html


I tryed the applet an it says no jmf, I dont get why?

ok, tanks for the info, so I added this in my .profile:

export JMFHOME=/home/micke/JMF-2.1.1e
export CLASSPATH=$JMFHOME/lib/jmf.jar:.:${CLASSPATH}
export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$JMFHOME/lib:${LD_LIBRARY_PATH}
but JMF still dont work??

suns site says this:

http://java.sun.com/products/java-media/jm...etup-linux.html
I tryed the applet an it says no jmf, I dont get why?
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It looks like you have set the variables wrong.

What shell are you running? Have you checked the variables, possibly after rebooting?

It looks like you have set the variables wrong.

What shell are you running? Have you checked the variables, possibly after rebooting?
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gonome.

It looks like you have set the variables wrong.

What shell are you running? Have you checked the variables, possibly after rebooting?
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gonome, or thats not my shell right? hmm Im a totally noob. Ive installed suse 10.1 pretty "standard". just onen a terminal when I set the vars.

when I write "echo $JMFHOME" I get the correct path, but not when I write "echo JMFHOME"???

when I write "echo $JMFHOME" I get the correct path, but not when I write "echo JMFHOME"???
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If you got correct answer with

echo $JMFHOME

and with other

echo $MY_VARIABLES

then you have set the environment variables correctly.
"echo JMFHOME" is a wrong command.

gonome or gnome is not a shell; it is window manager - a higher level application. To find out your shell, look in Yast, Security and users, User management, Edit, Detail, Login shell. There you will see something like /usr/bin/zsh. Hence your shell will be zsh. Another way, which sometimes works, is to issue a wrong command from consloe, and get a responce that looks like

bash: nonocommk: command not found

Hence your shell would be bash.

Sorry I cannot help with JMF. If you get an error, post the error here, maybe somebody knowledgeable can say something. Essentialy: did you manage to install and it does not function; or you couldn't install?