** "Micha" == Micha Feigin <michf@math.tau.ac.il> wrote: Micha> How can i set an environment variable under an x11 session (not Micha> a specific xterm under x) so that they work for programs not Micha> opened through a terminal ( for example the CVSROOT var for Micha> tkcvs) /etc/environment should do it. Ciao, Martin