Re: Why is /usr/lib/jvm/java-6-sun/sun-java6-6-12/jdk1.6.0_12 not recognized in update-alternatives?

[Camaleón <noelamac@gmail.com>]

On Fri, 13 Aug 2010 18:45:54 +0200, Merciadri Luca wrote:

> Some months ago, I installed a Sun VM and SDK (I think this is so): jdk
> 1.6.0-12. I think that it was a .bin, and it resulted in the whole being
> installed at /usr/lib/jvm/java-6-sun/sun-java6-6-12/jdk1.6.0_12. The
> problem is that it looks like unrecognized by update-alternatives:
> 
> # update-alternatives --config java
> There are 2 alternatives which provide `java'.
> 
>   Selection    Alternative
> -----------------------------------------------
>           1    /usr/bin/gij-4.3
> *+        2    /usr/lib/jvm/java-gcj/jre/bin/java
> 
> 
> Why? 

I think because you installed the package from outside Debian repos and 
so it got not recognized inside the whole package database.

***
ls -l /etc/alternatives | grep "java-6-sun"
***

If it's not there, I guess it won't be detected/managed by "update-
alternatives" :-?

> What can I do to make it recognized?

Hmmm, by creating a symbolic link in the above dir? But maybe not the 
better way, though. I would read "man update-alternatives" to find out.

Greetings,

-- 
Camaleón