https://faq.i3wm.org/questions/Frequently asked questions and answers about the i3 window managerenCopyright i3, 2012Tue, 10 Nov 2015 13:55:08 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/7124/how-to-set-path-for-dmenu_run-with-debian-standard-i3-startup/I'm using a standard debian system with xdm and i3. The stock startup procedure for Xsessions on Debian is that if no `~/.xsessionrc` or `~/.xsession` exists, it should use `x-window-manager`which debian symlinks to `i3`. The relevant lines in `/etc/X11/Xsession.d/50x11-common_determine-startup` are: # If there is still nothing to use for a startup program, try the system # default session manager, window manager, and terminal emulator. if [ -z "$STARTUP" ]; then if [ -x /usr/bin/x-session-manager ]; then STARTUP=x-session-manager elif [ -x /usr/bin/x-window-manager ]; then STARTUP=x-window-manager elif [ -x /usr/bin/x-terminal-emulator ]; then STARTUP=x-terminal-emulator fi fi ` I wish to add `~/bin` to my `PATH`. Of course, adding the `PATH` to my `.profile` or `.zshrc` files doesn't work since no shell is executed during the X session startup. Is there a way to define the `PATH` without introducing any kind of custom startup file like `.xsessionrc`? Sun, 01 Nov 2015 21:24:14 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/7124/how-to-set-path-for-dmenu_run-with-debian-standard-i3-startup/https://faq.i3wm.org/question/7124/how-to-set-path-for-dmenu_run-with-debian-standard-i3-startup/?answer=7258#post-id-7258Not sure for xdm but lightdm does allow you to pick/set a session based on *.desktop files (see /usr/share/xsessions/i3.desktop for an example). You can as well set your own/custom *.desktop file, where you could set a PATH environment. Why do you need to add ~/bin to your PATH?Tue, 10 Nov 2015 13:55:08 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/7124/how-to-set-path-for-dmenu_run-with-debian-standard-i3-startup/?answer=7258#post-id-7258