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 19:33:56 +0200, Merciadri Luca wrote:

> Camaleón wrote:

>>   
>> 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" :-?
>>
>>
>>   
>> 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.
>>   
> It's there:

Sure...? :-P
 
> # ls -l /etc/alternatives | grep "java-6-sun" 

(...)

> lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root  33 2010-07-23 16:18 javac -> /usr/lib/jvm/java-6-sun/bin/javac
> lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root  35 2010-07-23 16:18 javadoc -> /usr/lib/jvm/java-6-sun/bin/javadoc
> lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root  33 2010-07-23 16:18 javah -> /usr/lib/jvm/java-6-sun/bin/javah
> lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root  33 2010-07-23 16:18 javap -> /usr/lib/jvm/java-6-sun/bin/javap
> lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root  40 2010-07-23 16:18 java-rmi.cgi -> /usr/lib/jvm/java-6-sun/bin/java-rmi.cgi 
> lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root  39 2010-07-23 16:18 java_vm -> /usr/lib/jvm/java-6-sun/jre/bin/java_vm
> lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root  38 2010-07-23 16:18 javaws -> /usr/lib/jvm/java-6-sun/jre/bin/javaws 

Let's compare with mine:


stt008:~# update-alternatives --config java

Hay 3 alternativas que proveen `java'.

  Selección     Alternativa
-----------------------------------------------
          1    /usr/bin/gij-4.3
 +        2    /usr/lib/jvm/java-gcj/jre/bin/java
*         3    /usr/lib/jvm/java-6-sun/jre/bin/java


So, we are looking for "*java*" alternatives, right? :-)

And...

sm01@stt008:~$ ls -l /etc/alternatives | grep "java-6-sun"

(...)

lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root  36 nov 15  2009 java -> /usr/lib/jvm/java-6-sun/jre/bin/java
                                        ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root  46 nov 15  2009 java.1.gz -> /usr/lib/jvm/java-6-sun/jre/man/man1/java.1.gz
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root  39 jun 27 12:35 java_vm -> /usr/lib/jvm/java-6-sun/jre/bin/java_vm
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root  38 jun 27 12:35 javaws -> /usr/lib/jvm/java-6-sun/jre/bin/javaws
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root  48 jun 27 12:35 javaws.1.gz -> /usr/lib/jvm/java-6-sun/jre/man/man1/javaws.1.gz

I think the "java" link is the one you are missing.

Greetings,

-- 
Camaleón