Classpath unsets after restarting

Question

I have followed the steps illustrated in this link http://www.tutorialspoint.com/java/java_packages.htm but after I restart my system(Ubuntu 12.10) the classpath unsets itself. How can I make it more permanent?

Answer 1

You have to export the path variable for every start again. This could be done in the file .bashrc or .profile in the home folder.

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Have a look:

• https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/14594/how-to-make-exported-shell-variables-permanent
• http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/linux-unix-set-java_home-path-variable/
• http://www3.ntu.edu.sg/home/ehchua/programming/howto/Environment_Variables.html

Answer 2

You can edit your home directory's .bash_profile file and set the classpath there like:

export CLASSPATH=...