/etc/environment is empty on Debian. I picked up the correct PATH from gdm so at least at one point it was the default used by gdm (2 I guess).
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to lightdm in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/798277 Title: $PATH does not contain /usr/games on Ubuntu Oneiric (11.10) - /etc/environment not sourced or environment not preserved Status in “lightdm” package in Ubuntu: Fix Released Status in “lightdm” source package in Oneiric: Fix Released Bug description: Steps to reproduce: 1. Open a terminal. 2. Run "echo $PATH" Expected result: the path contains the folder /usr/games like on earlier releases of Ubuntu. Actual result: PATH does not include /usr/games path i natty: /usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/games path i oneiric: /usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin/bin For some reason /usr/games is missing in Oneiric, which results in games not being run without specifying the complete path. For instance to run gbrainy, /usr/games/gbrainy is necessary. Also notice that /usr/bin and /usr/sbin have reversed order in Oneiric, though I'm not sure if this is related. I have unfortunately not been able to discover which package is responsible for path, so I have not assigned this bug to a package. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/lightdm/+bug/798277/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp