diff --git a/images/linux/scripts/helpers/etc-environment.sh b/images/linux/scripts/helpers/etc-environment.sh
index bedc7119d..f0a68cf40 100644
--- a/images/linux/scripts/helpers/etc-environment.sh
+++ b/images/linux/scripts/helpers/etc-environment.sh
@@ -8,42 +8,57 @@
 #     values containg slashes (i.e. directory path)
 #     The values containing '%' will break the functions
 
-function getEtcEnvironmentVar {
-    var_name="$1"
-    # remove `var_name=` and possible quotes from the line
-    grep "^${var_name}=" /etc/environment |sed -E "s%^${var_name}=\"?([^\"]+)\"?.*$%\1%"
+function getEtcEnvironmentVariable {
+    variable_name="$1"
+    # remove `variable_name=` and possible quotes from the line
+    grep "^${variable_name}=" /etc/environment |sed -E "s%^${variable_name}=\"?([^\"]+)\"?.*$%\1%"
 }
 
-function addEtcEnvironmentVar {
-    var_name="$1"
-    var_value="$2"
+function addEtcEnvironmentVariable {
+    variable_name="$1"
+    variable_value="$2"
 
-    echo "$var_name=\"$var_value\"" | sudo tee -a /etc/environment
+    echo "$variable_name=\"$variable_value\"" | sudo tee -a /etc/environment
 }
 
-function replaceEtcEnvironmentVar {
-    var_name="$1"
-    var_value="$2"
+function replaceEtcEnvironmentVariable {
+    variable_name="$1"
+    variable_value="$2"
 
-    # modify /etc/environemnt in place by replacing a string that begins with var_name
-    sudo sed -ie "s%^${var_name}=.*$%${var_name}=\"${var_value}\"%" /etc/environment
+    # modify /etc/environemnt in place by replacing a string that begins with variable_name
+    sudo sed -ie "s%^${variable_name}=.*$%${variable_name}=\"${variable_value}\"%" /etc/environment
 }
 
-function setEtcEnvironmentVar {
-    var_name="$1"
-    var_value="$2"
+function setEtcEnvironmentVariable {
+    variable_name="$1"
+    variable_value="$2"
 
-    if grep "$var_name" /etc/environment > /dev/null; then
-        replaceEtcEnvironmentVar $var_name $var_value
+    if grep "$variable_name" /etc/environment > /dev/null; then
+        replaceEtcEnvironmentVariable $variable_name $variable_value
     else
-        addEtcEnvironmentVar $var_name $var_value
+        addEtcEnvironmentVariable $variable_name $variable_value
     fi
 }
 
-function addEtcEnvironmentPathElement {
+function prependEtcEnvironmentVariable {
+    variable_name="$1"
+    element="$2"
+    # TODO: handle the case if the variable does not exist
+    existing_value=$(getEtcEnvironmentVariable "${variable_name}")
+    setEtcEnvironmentVariable "${variable_name}" "${element}:${existing_value}"
+}
+
+function appendEtcEnvironmentVariable {
+    variable_name="$1"
+    element="$2"
+    # TODO: handle the case if the variable does not exist
+    existing_value=$(getEtcEnvironmentVariable "${variable_name}")
+    setEtcEnvironmentVariable "${variable_name}" "${existing_value}:${element}"
+}
+
+function prependEtcEnvironmentPath {
     element="$1"
-    etc_path=$(getEtcEnvironmentVar PATH)
-    setEtcEnvironmentVar PATH "${element}:${etc_path}"
+    prependEtcEnvironmentVariable PATH "${element}"
 }
 
 # Process /etc/environment as if it were shell script with `export VAR=...` expressions
@@ -59,7 +74,7 @@ function  reloadEtcEnvironment {
     # add `export ` to every variable of /etc/environemnt except PATH and eval the result shell script
     eval $(grep -v '^PATH=' /etc/environment | sed -e 's%^%export %')
     # handle PATH specially
-    etc_path=$(getEtcEnvironmentVar PATH)
+    etc_path=$(getEtcEnvironmentVariable PATH)
     export PATH="$PATH:$etc_path"
 }
 
diff --git a/images/linux/scripts/installers/1604/php.sh b/images/linux/scripts/installers/1604/php.sh
index 147cedd6b..44f2ad3b7 100644
--- a/images/linux/scripts/installers/1604/php.sh
+++ b/images/linux/scripts/installers/1604/php.sh
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 ################################################################################
 
 # Source the helpers for use with the script
+source $HELPER_SCRIPTS/etc-environment.sh
 source $HELPER_SCRIPTS/document.sh
 
 LSB_RELEASE=$(lsb_release -rs)
@@ -276,6 +277,9 @@ php composer-setup.php
 sudo mv composer.phar /usr/bin/composer
 php -r "unlink('composer-setup.php');"
 
+# Update /etc/environment
+prependEtcEnvironmentPath /home/runner/.config/composer/vendor/bin
+
 # Add composer bin folder to path
 echo 'export PATH="$PATH:$HOME/.config/composer/vendor/bin"' >> /etc/skel/.bashrc
 
@@ -293,6 +297,7 @@ for cmd in php php5.6 php7.0 php7.1 php7.2 php7.3 php7.4 composer phpunit; do
     fi
 done
 
+
 # Document what was added to the image
 echo "Lastly, documenting what we added to the metadata file"
 DocumentInstalledItem "PHP 5.6 ($(php5.6 --version | head -n 1))"
diff --git a/images/linux/scripts/installers/1804/php.sh b/images/linux/scripts/installers/1804/php.sh
index 09d5cd96b..8ab10d785 100644
--- a/images/linux/scripts/installers/1804/php.sh
+++ b/images/linux/scripts/installers/1804/php.sh
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 ################################################################################
 
 # Source the helpers for use with the script
+source $HELPER_SCRIPTS/etc-environment.sh
 source $HELPER_SCRIPTS/document.sh
 
 LSB_RELEASE=$(lsb_release -rs)
@@ -193,6 +194,9 @@ php composer-setup.php
 sudo mv composer.phar /usr/bin/composer
 php -r "unlink('composer-setup.php');"
 
+# Update /etc/environment
+prependEtcEnvironmentPath /home/runner/.config/composer/vendor/bin
+
 # Add composer bin folder to path
 echo 'export PATH="$PATH:$HOME/.config/composer/vendor/bin"' >> /etc/skel/.bashrc
 
diff --git a/images/linux/scripts/installers/dotnetcore-sdk.sh b/images/linux/scripts/installers/dotnetcore-sdk.sh
index d0e138103..70d712e28 100644
--- a/images/linux/scripts/installers/dotnetcore-sdk.sh
+++ b/images/linux/scripts/installers/dotnetcore-sdk.sh
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 ##  File:  dotnetcore-sdk.sh
 ##  Desc:  Installs .NET Core SDK
 ################################################################################
+source $HELPER_SCRIPTS/etc-environment.sh
 source $HELPER_SCRIPTS/apt.sh
 source $HELPER_SCRIPTS/document.sh
 
@@ -95,5 +96,6 @@ done
 
 # NuGetFallbackFolder at /usr/share/dotnet/sdk/NuGetFallbackFolder is warmed up by smoke test
 # Additional FTE will just copy to ~/.dotnet/NuGet which provides no benefit on a fungible machine
-echo "DOTNET_SKIP_FIRST_TIME_EXPERIENCE=1" | tee -a /etc/environment
+setEtcEnvironmentVariable DOTNET_SKIP_FIRST_TIME_EXPERIENCE 1
+prependEtcEnvironmentPath /home/runner/.dotnet/tools
 echo 'export PATH="$PATH:$HOME/.dotnet/tools"' | tee -a /etc/skel/.bashrc
diff --git a/images/linux/scripts/installers/homebrew.sh b/images/linux/scripts/installers/homebrew.sh
index 58c8a11de..17622f5cb 100644
--- a/images/linux/scripts/installers/homebrew.sh
+++ b/images/linux/scripts/installers/homebrew.sh
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ sudo chmod -R o+w $HOMEBREW_PREFIX
 brew shellenv|grep 'export HOMEBREW'|sed -E 's/^export (.*);$/\1/' | sudo tee -a /etc/environment
 # add brew executables locations to PATH
 brew_path=$(brew shellenv|grep  '^export PATH' |sed -E 's/^export PATH="([^$]+)\$.*/\1/')
-addEtcEnvironmentPathElement "$brew_path"
+prependEtcEnvironmentPath "$brew_path"
 
 # Validate the installation ad hoc
 echo "Validate the installation reloading /etc/environment"
diff --git a/images/linux/scripts/installers/rust.sh b/images/linux/scripts/installers/rust.sh
index 850868a4d..c3f0ae949 100644
--- a/images/linux/scripts/installers/rust.sh
+++ b/images/linux/scripts/installers/rust.sh
@@ -5,10 +5,9 @@
 ################################################################################
 
 # Source the helpers for use with the script
+source $HELPER_SCRIPTS/etc-environment.sh
 source $HELPER_SCRIPTS/document.sh
 
-set -e
-
 export RUSTUP_HOME=/usr/share/rust/.rustup
 export CARGO_HOME=/usr/share/rust/.cargo
 
@@ -33,6 +32,9 @@ for cmd in rustup rustc rustdoc cargo rustfmt cargo-clippy bindgen cbindgen; do
     fi
 done
 
+# Update /etc/environemnt
+prependEtcEnvironmentPath "${CARGO_HOME}/bin"
+
 # Rust Symlinks are added to a default profile /etc/skel
 pushd /etc/skel
 ln -sf $RUSTUP_HOME .rustup
diff --git a/images/linux/scripts/installers/updatepath.sh b/images/linux/scripts/installers/updatepath.sh
deleted file mode 100644
index 527ba5240..000000000
--- a/images/linux/scripts/installers/updatepath.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-
-CARGO_HOME=/usr/share/rust/.cargo
-DOTNET_TOOLS_HOME=/home/runner/.dotnet/tools
-PHP_COMPOSER_HOME=/home/runner/.config/composer/vendor/bin
-BREW_PATH=/home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew/bin:/home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew/sbin
-echo "PATH=${BREW_PATH}:${CARGO_HOME}/bin:${PATH}:${DOTNET_TOOLS_HOME}:${PHP_COMPOSER_HOME}" | tee -a /etc/environment
diff --git a/images/linux/ubuntu1604.json b/images/linux/ubuntu1604.json
index bf47f0c4c..c38547674 100644
--- a/images/linux/ubuntu1604.json
+++ b/images/linux/ubuntu1604.json
@@ -218,7 +218,6 @@
                 "{{template_dir}}/scripts/installers/packer.sh",
                 "{{template_dir}}/scripts/installers/vcpkg.sh",
                 "{{template_dir}}/scripts/installers/zeit-now.sh",
-                "{{template_dir}}/scripts/installers/updatepath.sh",
                 "{{template_dir}}/scripts/installers/dpkg-config.sh",
                 "{{template_dir}}/scripts/installers/mongodb.sh",
                 "{{template_dir}}/scripts/installers/rndgenerator.sh"
diff --git a/images/linux/ubuntu1804.json b/images/linux/ubuntu1804.json
index d2129a208..1c4e704b5 100644
--- a/images/linux/ubuntu1804.json
+++ b/images/linux/ubuntu1804.json
@@ -222,7 +222,6 @@
                 "{{template_dir}}/scripts/installers/packer.sh",
                 "{{template_dir}}/scripts/installers/vcpkg.sh",
                 "{{template_dir}}/scripts/installers/zeit-now.sh",
-                "{{template_dir}}/scripts/installers/updatepath.sh",
                 "{{template_dir}}/scripts/installers/dpkg-config.sh",
                 "{{template_dir}}/scripts/installers/mongodb.sh",
                 "{{template_dir}}/scripts/installers/rndgenerator.sh"