~/.local/bin/ is not in PATH by default, is that on purpose?

[Apacelus]

1. Installed git with apx install git.
2. exported the binary with apx export --bin git which added the binary to ~/.local/bin/git.

When I run git in the terminal, the binary is not found.
echo $PATH returns /usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/games:/usr/local/games:/snap/bin
which doesnt include the ~/.local/bin/git dir.

Is this a bug or a feature?

[mirkobrombin]

Which shell is it? Default or a custom?

[JonasLoos]

I have the same problem, using the default shell (bash)

[kbdharun]

I have the same problem, using the default shell (bash)

Can confirm, I have the same issue in the fresh install (r7.5).

[Apacelus]

Which shell is it? Default or a custom?

Fresh install, default shell

[Apacelus]

Rebooting after exporting the binary seems to have automatically added it to PATH, but it would be great if a reboot would not be needed

[mirkobrombin]

You do not need a reboot, just close and re-open the terminal.

[Apacelus]

You do not need a reboot, just close and re-open the terminal.

That did not work for me, only a reboot did

[dch82]

Hi,
I think it is a feature: ~/.local/bin/ is suggested by the SystemD filesystem hierarchy. It's just that some distros don't have it in PATH by default.
EDIT: You should tell your distro maintainer to add it to PATH by default as it is the standard.

[zedtux]

I'm jumping in since I'm facing the same issue as @Apacelus!

@dch82 that's interesting, but then why a reboot solved the issue for @Apacelus? It shouldn't have to.

You should tell your distro maintainer to add it to PATH by default as it is the standard.

So you're saying the distro maintainers are in control of the PATH env variable or am I misunderstanding your comment? Sorry, first day on VanillaOS, I surely miss something.

[smithj33]

Can confirm on a fresh install, only reboot will add the local bin directory to PATH. Pretty annoying.

[pulkitkrishna00]

Can confirm on a fresh install, only reboot will add the local bin directory to PATH. Pretty annoying.

You don't need to reboot, log out and log in will do.
It is added in PATH by .profile (which applies at the time you log in), only if there is something in that folder.

[smithj33]

Can confirm on a fresh install, only reboot will add the local bin directory to PATH. Pretty annoying.

You don't need to reboot, log out and log in will do. It is added in PATH by .profile (which applies at the time you log in), only if there is something in that folder.

Reboot or logout, it still needs to be fixed. Just add the path to the default or at least warn the user when they install an app. They provide all kinds of other info about adding to bin, so a message about logout / reboot would be helpful.