$HOME/.local/bin not in PATH for Ubuntu 19.04

Question

Was $HOME/.local/bin added to the PATH by default for Ubuntu 18.04? I can't remember if it was, but I've just done a fresh installation of 19.04 and it definitely isn't.

The reason I ask is that pip install --user puts Python executables in $HOME/.local/bin so they won't work without additional configuration.

I wanted to know if there was some configuration step I missed before I start messing with my .bashrc file.

score 28 · Accepted Answer · answered May 18 '19 at 10:24

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Ah I see what's going on. It is added to the path by $HOME/.profile provided it exists, which it doesn't on a fresh install. pip creates it when it installs a package, but the PATH is not modified until $HOME/.profile is reloaded.

So the fix is either, after installing a pip package for the first time,

source ~/.profile, or
logout and log back in again.

answered May 18 '19 at 10:24

Andrew Marshall

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I think you should self accept this as the correct answer. – Paloha Aug 19 '20 at 08:16
I have run into this behaviour when creating a new user in Ubuntu 20.04.1. – Andrew Dec 27 '20 at 16:56

$HOME/.local/bin not in PATH for Ubuntu 19.04

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