`dotnetup` full replacement mode on Mac should set other configuration for GUI apps
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### Issue type
Bug report
### Description
The issue with mac is that env vars set in the terminal don't impact applications launched through the GUI (e.g. the dock) unless they are also added in special root owned locations.
In full replacement mode on Mac, we should likely also set the environment variables for `DOTNET_ROOT` and perhaps append to `PATH` in `/etc/launchd.conf`.
We could also consider writing the entry within `paths.d` like the `pkg` installer does, however we'd need to consider if that causes a 'break' or not. However, both of those require elevation so dotnetup would need to be elevated/run under sudo.
For apps like VS Code, we should consider how 'terminal' mode may be confusing to users when it does not get picked up via vscode when launched from the Dock.
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