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How to set up environment variable properly?

rated 0 times [ 13] [ 0] / answers: 1 / hits: 34008 / 3 Years ago, sat, september 4, 2021, 7:27:07

I opened the /etc/environment and added the line ANDROID_SDK_HOME="/home/tom/android-sdk" but I tried echo $ANDROID_SDK_HOME but displayed nothing. I have JAVA_HOME in the same /etc/environment but its working. Please help me fix the problem. Thanks in advance.

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answered 3 Years ago ofunn · Accepted Answer

Environment variables can be defined permanently by editing the .profile file in your home directory. Here's how:

Edit your .profile file with a command like gedit ~/.profile. Append this to the end of the file:

export ANDROID_SDK_HOME=/home/tom/android-sdk

You can source .profile to make it apply right away. Each time you restart your system, the .profile file is loaded, restoring this setting.