Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org> wrote ..
> Hi Caleb,
>
> "Caleb Herbert" <csh@bluehome.net> skribis:

Sal', Luchjo!

> > The manual instructs users on foreign distros to export environment
> > variables.  Doing this in the shell makes the changes temporary.
> > Where should these changes be made permanent?  (It is bad practice to
> > put environment variables in .bashrc.)
>
> /etc/profile would be the right place.

Should this info be added to the manual?  Following the instructions
as-is leads to lost settings.

Thanks for answering all my questions.