.bash_profile and .bashrc not executing

[John Salmon <salmonjj@comcast.net>]

I'm a new user to Debian Linux. I have the latest version loaded on a 
dedicated PC with all the default settings. I have added a ~/bin directory 
to my system. My .bash_profile and .bashrc files were the default files 
loaded during the install. However, my PATH remains unchanged when I log on 
even though the .bash_profile file has the lines to add my ~/bin directory.
I can make the change manually after I've logged on and can execute files 
that are in that directory. Also, the aliases set in my .bashrc file don't 
work. As a check, I've set environment variables in both files and they 
return null with echo after logging on. I haven't tried re-installing the 
system from scratch.

Any suggestions?

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John Salmon
salmonjj@comcast.net
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