Although I'm not aware of a way to set an env. variable as an option field in desktop file, however you very well can set it as part of the `Exec=` line if you use `env` as a binary.
For example, this is a snippet from the .desktop file I made for my ex-gf to launch the game Heroes Ⅲ: WOG with the variables: Exec=env INTEL_DEBUG=noccs LANG=ru_RU.UTF-8 gamescope -W 1366 -H 768 -fU -- wine h3wog.exe So you can see I set INTEL_DEBUG and LANG variables here On Fri, 2023-05-12 at 10:28 +0200, Zener wrote: > Anyway... Is not possibile to define a parameter $PATH directly in the . > desktop file? > > e.g. : > PATH=`~/bin > exec=$PATH/command > > I tried as above but that syntax doesn't work. > > Il gio 11 mag 2023, 23:26 Konstantin Kharlamov <hi-an...@yandex.ru> ha > scritto: > > In this case I'm not sure, perhaps anyone else has something to say about > > that… > > > > Though, can't you just write a full path inside your .desktop file? > > > > On Thu, 2023-05-11 at 22:05 +0200, Zener wrote: > > > It still doesn't work...again After reboot... > > > Is wayland, Dolphin or what the issue?!? > > > > > > Il gio 11 mag 2023, 21:47 Konstantin Kharlamov <hi-an...@yandex.ru> ha > > > scritto: > > > > Please, use "reply all" in the mail client so that discussion gets > > > > duplicated on the list and someone else may come up with ideas and what > > > > not. > > > > > > > > So, it's, interesting: actually, I just realized that both > > > > /etc/environment and /etc/profile as well as ~/.profile are all read by > > > > shells. I never thought about that. > > > > > > > > So, if you modified your ~/.profile file, I would presume it should work > > > > (I never tried though, just judging by what I just read on the topic), > > > > however I think you need to restart DE (that is, log out and log back > > > > in) for these changes to start working. That is because your DE would > > > > need to get launched with these env. variables, and then it would launch > > > > ".desktop" file apps using the environment it got. > > > > > > > > On Thu, 2023-05-11 at 20:57 +0200, Zener wrote: > > > > > Ok... I've used ~/.profile (because it's for a personal config) but It > > > > > doesn't work. > > > > > What's a correct syntax? > > > > > > > > > > Il gio 11 mag 2023, 20:52 Konstantin Kharlamov <hi-an...@yandex.ru> ha > > > > > scritto: > > > > > > On Thu, 2023-05-11 at 20:28 +0200, Zener wrote: > > > > > > > Hi. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I use Dolphin filemanager on a gnome-session on wayland - Arch > > > > > > Linux. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I've set the correct PATH on .bashrc, in fact from terminal my > > > > > > exec > > > > > > > files work but not to from a .desktop file in servicemenu of > > > > > > Dolphin. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > How can i add the correct PATH on Dolphin? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Regards. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Right, because `.bashrc` is only read by bash. When you launch an > > > > > > app from a desktop file, there's no bash involved (unless of course > > > > > > the Exec= call inside .desktop file calls bash explicitly). > > > > > > > > > > > > Use `/etc/profile` file instead, the $PATH is usually set there. > > > > > > > > > > > >
