Linux Mageia Howto Switch/Change Between Multiples Java Versions

September 4, 2012 | By Regaz.

This Article shows you How to Switch/Change between Multiples Java Versions on Mageia Linux Desktop.

The Process Make Use of the update-alternatives Package Java Versions Manager.

The Content give Focus Only to the Essentials Instructions and Commands to make it Easier to Follow.

How to Install Oracle Java JDK on Linux Mageia Distro Guide List

  1. Open a Terminal Window Mageia Linux 2 KDE Open Terminal

  2. Login as SuperUser

    su 

    If Got “User is Not in Sudoers file” then see: How to Enable sudo

  3. Switch of Java Release

    • Switching to Classical Open-Java Versions Installed by the Mageia Packages

      Example:

      update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/java java /usr/lib/jvm/jdk1.7*/bin/java 1065
      update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/javac javac /usr/lib/jvm/jdk1.7*/bin/javac 1065
      update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/jar jar /usr/lib/jvm/jdk1.7*/bin/jar 1065
      update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/javaws javaws /usr/lib/jvm/jdk1.7*/bin/javaws 1065

      By Default the Open-Java JDK Packages are Automatically Installed Under: /usr/lib/jvm.

    • Switching to Oracle Java Official Release Versions

      How to Install Oracle Java JDK on Mageia Linux:

      Installing Oracle-JDK7 on Mageia

Example:

update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/java java /usr/java/jdk1.7*/bin/java 1065
update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/javac javac /usr/java/jdk1.7*/javac
update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/jar jar /usr/java/jdk1.7*/bin/jar 1065
update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/javaws javaws /usr/java/jdk1.7*/javaws

By Default the .rpm Oracle Java JDK Packages are Automatically Installed Under: /usr/java.

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