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[Question #76919]: How to set path variables in Ubuntu?

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Date: Tue, 14 Jul 2009 04:24:44 -0000
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New question #76919 on Ubuntu:
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Hello,

        Im new to ubuntu and im not familiar with command shell execution,,,,Im lost! Seems linux doesn't create a user friendly settings for the path settings in environment variables like on windows. Even during partition im having a hard time with those lvm partitions, i even dont know whose partition is for primary and logical....its like really so vast that its necessarily to create a multiple partition dedicated to one os.
       Im currently using a triple boot systems xp,vista and now ubuntu and i had 2 hard drive 160gb with 3 partitions(xp=50+gb primary,vista=50+gb primary and media=50+gb logical) and the 80gb was dedicated to ubuntu. Initially im planning to make 40 - 40 gb partitions for the 2nd hard drive but during partitions im confused with the choices of partitions here the choice goes: manual, guided partitions which you drag to resize, and guided to format the entire drive.In short i install and reinstall over and over and came with a final choices which i supposed works for me now:
      Manual Partitions:
  
      I create a partitions dev2/sd1/    /boot   100mb     primary
                                   dev2/sd2/   swap     2gb        primary
                                   dev2/sd5/   /           13gb       logical
                                   dev2/sd6/   /usr       11gb       logical
                                   dev2/sd7/   /home     50gb     logical
                                   dev2/sd8/   /data       4.9gb    logical   

    And i wish did i do it right?

    Then i installed ubuntu 8.04 then j2sdk6u14x64 bin using chmod to change permission. Then heres the question comes how to set the path in environment variables so i could install netbeans 6.5 IDE sh and run the java anywhere? I created a folder ProgramFiles  to the home directory where java is saved. What should i do know? Thanks guys..Anyone! God Bless!
                                   

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