On Wed, 26 Mar 2014, paul g wrote: > What ended up more or less solving this dilema for me was the following. > > /etc/profile --------> > systemwide initialization profile file. > > Added the following line. > > export PATH=$PATH:/opt/firefox > > gnome-terminal window and going to Edit / Profiles - select the Default > profile and click the Edit button. On the Title and Command tab, click > the check box for Run command as a login shell. Your .bash_profile file > should be sourced the next time you open a gnome-terminal. > > Was not necessary this time. I wonder why. Where does PATH get set? I don't see PATH in /etc/bash.bashrc or in /etc/profile, but it is coming from somewhere. Anyone know where? Mike