Include $HOME/bin in any Desktop Environment

In any Linux Desktop Environment, if you want to be able to run programs and scripts that reside in your own $HOME/bin via the <Alt>+<F2> you may have to do some configuration on your own, as sometimes desktops do not have this preconfigured.

Edit or create

$HOME/.xsessionrc

and add into it the following:

if [ -d "$HOME/bin" ]; then {
    PATH=$HOME/bin:${PATH##$HOME/bin:}
};  fi
export PATH

Log out and log back into X and try to run the program by invoking

 <Alt>+<F2>

and typing the name of your program or script and pressing

<Enter>