On Wed, Apr 08, 2020 at 01:14:40AM +0200, Zelphir Kaltstahl wrote: > I already set them in my ~/.profile, but that does not seem to work, as > they are not seen when starting LyX (or perhaps any GUIX installed > app?). Would setting them in ~/.bash_profile work? I thought that > ~/.profile is loaded on login. I also need the variables to be visible, > when I click a launcher for example, so not only when I open a terminal. > Not sure bash_profile would be considered in that case?
Check the Bash man page, section INVOCATION, and then FILES. That explains what files are used and in what situations. In short, ~/.profile or ~/.bash_profile should both work. Remember, they are for login shells, so you need to log in again to see the effect.
