Global installation of Sun Java

Crashputer · 05-07-2006, 01:23 AM

The scenario:

I recently switched from Fedora 3 to Ubuntu. I installed Sun Java RE. I later installed the programs I use (Azureus, Limewire most notable) which run in Java. I noticed that Azureus was running with gij (GNU libgcj) and ran horribly. I added the correct Java path for Sun's Java RE to the Azureus configuration file. It ran beautifully.

The question:

Is there a way to set up Sun's Java as the global Java RE on my system?

Here's my current setup:

Standard 32 bit PC
2.6 GHz
512 MB RAM
latest stable stock Ubuntu Linux
latest Java RE

Bash response:

/# java -version

gij (GNU libgcj) version 4.0.2 20050808 (prerelease) (Ubuntu 4.0.1-4ubuntu9)

broxtor · 05-07-2006, 03:41 AM

I found I had to de-install the non-Sun java packages to get the Sun Java Runtime Environment working properly. So I guess you could try the same.

z-vet · 05-07-2006, 06:28 PM

I installed Java from Sun's .bin and added this to my /etc/profile:

Code:

JAVA_HOME=/usr/local/jre1.5.0_06
export JAVA_HOME
PATH=$PATH:$JAVA_HOME/bin
export PATH

Works. Just change "/usr/local/jre1.5.0_06" to where you installed it.

mrcheeks · 05-07-2006, 07:20 PM

Add the following line to /etc/apt/sources.list:

Code:

deb ftp://ftp.tux.org/java/debian/ sarge non-free

install the jdk

Code:

apt-get install j2se1.4;

Select the default java virtual machine to use :

Code:

update-alternatives --config java

Type the number providing /usr/lib/j2se/1.4