GNU/Linux |
Debian 6.0.7(Squeeze) |
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update-java-alternatives(8) |
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update-java-alternatives − update alternatives for jre/sdk installations
update-java-alternatives
[--jre] [--plugin] [-t|--test|-v|--verbose]
−l|--list [<jname>]
−s|--set <jname>
−a|--auto
−h|−?|--help
update-java-alternatives updates all alternatives belonging to one runtime or development kit for the Java language. A package does provide these information of it’s alternatives in /usr/lib/jvm/.<jname>.jinfo.
−l|−−list [<jname>]
List all installed packages (or just <jname>) providing information to set a bunch of java alternatives. Verbose output shows each alternative provided by the packages.
−a|−−auto
Switch all alternatives of registered jre/sdk installations to automatic mode.
−s|−−set <jname>
Set all alternatives of the registered jre/sdk installation to the program path provided by the <jname> installation.
−−jre |
Limit the actions to alternatives belong to a runtime environment, not a development kit. |
−−jre−headless
Limit the actions to alternatives belong to the headless part of a runtime environment.
−−plugin
Limit the actions to alternatives providing browser plugins.
−h|−−help
Display a help message.
−t|−−test
Don’t actually do anything, just say what would be done. The implementation status of this option is the same as for update-alternatives (not implemented).
−v|−−verbose
Verbose output.
/usr/lib/jvm/.*.jinfo
A text file describing a jre/sdk installation. Consists of some variables of the form <var>=<value> and a list of alternatives of the form jre|jdk <name> <path>.
update-java-alternatives and this manual page was written by Matthias Klose <doko@ubuntu.com>.
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