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Old 06-20-2009, 08:13 AM   #1
lgp171188
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[Java] Installing Java on Debian Linux


Hi all,
I want to install Sun JDK on my Debian Linux system and installed it in /opt by downloading the appropriate .bin file and running it. I also added the path of my Java installation to the PATH variable. But still, when I use 'java' command, gcj is being used.

I did a 'which java' and it showed /usr/bin/java which was a symbolic link to /etc/alternatives/java. How can I make Sun JDK the default without disturbing gcj or removing or modifying the symbolic link?

Thanks in advance.
 
Old 06-20-2009, 09:12 AM   #2
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As root, update-alternatives --config java
 
Old 06-20-2009, 09:45 AM   #3
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@lgp171188, you could also install sun jdk or openjdk using apt-get, and remove entirely gcj/gij packages later. You don't need to have gcj/gij installed, at all. As @AlucardZero suggested, you can also use pdate-alternatives. The easiest installation/configuration is probably apt-get in your case.
 
Old 06-20-2009, 11:40 AM   #4
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Why download it from Sun? USe the package managment system that Debian has. Pretty much anything you could ever need is in the repos.

sun-jav6-jdk is in the non-free repos unless your on etch in which case it is in backports.org. apt-get install sun-java6-kdk then As root, update-alternatives --config java
 
  


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