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That is a valid point, thomasl.

I've also discovered /etc/bash.bashrc PATHs override /etc/skel/.profile which adds ~/bin if it exists, so you need to be sure to put ${HOME}/bin: in /etc/bash.bashrc if you use that method.

One advantage of using /etc/bash.bashrc over /etc/environment is you can use ...

I second building it yourself. Make sure you have "build-essential" pkg installed to start. As gimcrack says, read the README & any other docs that come with the source. Once you see how easy it is, you may want to also build:
rezound - the GOAT of audio editors
postfish - another great & unique ...

I have a fair amount of scripts I've written over the years as well as some compiled programs that I want to be accessible to everyone on the system. I used to put them in /usr/local/bin, but MX uses that dir now so I made another bin under /usr/local/. I modified /etc/profile to add my new bin dir ...