update-java-alternatives (8) Linux Manual Page
update-java-alternatives – update alternatives for jre/sdk installations
Synopsis
update-java-alternatives [–jre] [–plugin] [-v|–verbose]
Description
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.
Options
- -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.
- -v|–verbose
- Verbose output.
Files
- /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>.
Author
update-java-alternatives and this manual page was written by Matthias Klose <doko [at] ubuntu.com>.