diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 9b187c8..04531ff 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # We use Makefile for simplifying mvn command's usage.
 # Since InspektorDog (shortened "insdog") is a Java-based component, its binary build and release should be done through mvn, without relying on Makefile.
 
-BASH:=$(shell which bash)
+SHELL:=$(shell which bash)
 MVN:=source .dependencies/sdkman/bin/sdkman-init.sh && \
      sdk use java "${SDK_JDK_NAME}" &&                 \
      mvn -B -Dmaven.javadoc.skip=true
diff --git a/bootstrap.sh b/bootstrap.sh
index 9224893..9c27a21 100755
--- a/bootstrap.sh
+++ b/bootstrap.sh
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ function compose_goenv_rc() {
   export GOPATH=${_project_godir}/${_go_version}
   export GOROOT=${_project_godir}/env/versions/${_go_version}
 
-  export PATH=${_project_godir}/${_go_version}/bin:${PATH}
+  export PATH=${_project_godir}/${_go_version}/bin:"'${PATH}'"
   "
 }
 
@@ -184,6 +184,7 @@ function compose_sdk_rc() {
   echo "
   export SDK_JDK_NAME=${_jdk_name}
   export SDK_JAVADOC_JDK_NAME=${_javadoc_jdk_name}
+  export SDKMAN_DIR=$(pwd)/.dependencies/sdkman
   "
 }
 
diff --git a/env.rc b/env.rc
index 8eb3610..283ca28 100644
--- a/env.rc
+++ b/env.rc
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@ function abort() {
   exit 1
 }
 
-function init_for_macos() {
-  basedir="$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")"
+function init() {
+  basedir="$(realpath "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")")"
   rcdir="${basedir}/.dependencies/rc"
   [[ -d "${rcdir}" ]] || abort "Please run 'bootstrap.sh', first!"
 
@@ -19,12 +19,23 @@ function init_for_macos() {
   source "${rcdir}/sdk.rc"
   source "${rcdir}/goenv.rc"
   source "${rcdir}/caveats.rc"
+}
+
+function init_for_macos() {
+  init "${@}"
   source "${rcdir}/.bash_profile"
 }
 
+function init_for_linux() {
+  init "${@}"
+  source "${rcdir}/.bashrc"
+}
+
 function main() {
   if [[ "${OSTYPE}" == "darwin"* ]]; then
     init_for_macos "${@}"
+  elif [[ "${OSTYPE}" == "linux-gnu" ]]; then
+    init_for_linux "${@}"
   else
     message "${OSTYPE}: no user terminal initialization step is defined for this os type. Going ahead."
   fi
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 258e7a8..fc9eb20 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@
         <env.GEM_PATH>${project.basedir}/.generated/build/gems</env.GEM_PATH>
         <!-- END: project settings -->
         <!-- BEGIN: compilation dependencies -->
-        <playwright.version>1.44.0</playwright.version>
+        <playwright.version>1.49.0</playwright.version>
         <picocli.version>4.7.6</picocli.version>
         <classgraph.version>4.8.174</classgraph.version>
         <valid8j.version>2.1.3</valid8j.version>