how to provide extra library paths?

Hi,

Firstly, this is not a Debian specific question, but hopefully the solution should be universal. I have a machine (running RedHat EL4) on which I do not have administrative access, just a normal user access. I have extracted some rpm binaries in my home directory. I want the following paths to be searched for shared libraries (along with the default ones from /etc/ld.so.conf):
$HOME/usr/lib
$HOME/usr/local/lib

How?

I have the following lines in .bash_profile (bash is my default shell):   export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$HOME/usr/lib:$HOME/usr/local/lib   export LD_LIBRARYPATH="Nonsense" # just a stub When I log into this machine from a VT or remotely (ssh) I have LD_LIBRARY_PATH as expected (as well as LD_LIBRARYPATH). But, when I login locally (to a KDE session) and start a konsole (or xterm) LD_LIBRARY_PATH is absent, LD_LIBRARYPATH is present though.

If I have the same lines in .bashrc, then both the variables are present in konsole/xterm. So, something is "unset"ing LD_LIBRARY_PATH after .bash_profile is executed.

What is the right solution? Is there a better solution than using LD_LIBRARY_PATH?

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Regards
PK
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