How to use update-alternatives

#1 (**permalink**) 29-Aug-2005, 11:44

I installed Sun's jdk1.5.04 into /usr/java (the default).

I have been unable to figure out how to get update-alternatives to move
all of the java links to jdk1.5 instead of the jdk1.4.2 that SuSE
installed in 9.3 Pro.

Is there an easy way? If not, this seems to be a step backwards.

Thanks,
Jim

#2 (**permalink**) 29-Aug-2005, 14:56

James Rome wrote:

> I installed Sun's jdk1.5.04 into /usr/java (the default).
>
> I have been unable to figure out how to get update-alternatives to move
> all of the java links to jdk1.5 instead of the jdk1.4.2 that SuSE
> installed in 9.3 Pro.
>
> Is there an easy way? If not, this seems to be a step backwards.
>
> Thanks,
> Jim
Try: update-alternatives --config java and make your choice.
Try: man update-alternatives

#3 (**permalink**) 29-Aug-2005, 18:04

cobrp wrote:

>
> Try: update-alternatives --config java and make your choice.
> Try: man update-alternatives
>
I did that. But there are about 15 java things in /etc/alternatives. How
do I update them all to point to the new java sdk in one fell swoop.

#4 (**permalink**) 30-Aug-2005, 00:36

James Rome wrote:

> cobrp wrote:
>
>>
>> Try: update-alternatives --config java and make your choice.
>> Try: man update-alternatives
>>
> I did that. But there are about 15 java things in /etc/alternatives. How
> do I update them all to point to the new java sdk in one fell swoop.
How about: http://lists.suse.com/archive/suse-l...Jun/0283.html?
I admit there is not much documentation about the alternatives, ;-)

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