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Why not set the current java version with:

sudo update-alternatives --config java
sudo update-alternatives --config javac

(and whatever else java binary you need)

Then set the following in your .bashrc or .zshrc:

#!/bin/bash
if [ -z "${JAVA_HOME}" ]
then
    JAVA_HOME=$(readlink -nf $(which java) | xargs dirname | xargs dirname | xargs dirname)
    if [ ! -e "$JAVA_HOME" ]
    then
        JAVA_HOME=""
    fi
    export JAVA_HOME=$JAVA_HOME
fi

script source

This is sufficient to have a configured java enviroment, there's no need to set the PATH variable, as it's already managed by the alternatives framework.

Cheers F.

Why not set the current java version with:

sudo update-alternatives --config java
sudo update-alternatives --config javac

(and whatever else java binary you need)

Then set the following in your .bashrc or .zshrc:

#!/bin/bash
if [ -z "${JAVA_HOME}" ]
then
    JAVA_HOME=$(readlink -nf $(which java) | xargs dirname | xargs dirname)
    if [ ! -e "$JAVA_HOME" ]
    then
        JAVA_HOME=""
    fi
    export JAVA_HOME=$JAVA_HOME
fi

script source

This is sufficient to have a configured java enviroment, there's no need to set the PATH variable, as it's already managed by the alternatives framework.

Cheers F.

Why not set the current java version with:

sudo update-alternatives --config java
sudo update-alternatives --config javac

(and whatever else java binary you need)

Then set the following in your .bashrc or .zshrc:

export JAVA_HOME=$(dirname $(dirname `readlink -f /etc/alternatives/java`))

It can be a good solution if you don't switch version many times, plus you don't need to cut & paste any path.

Cheers

Why not set the current java version with:

sudo update-alternatives --config java
sudo update-alternatives --config javac

(and whatever else java binary you need)

Then set the following in your .bashrc or .zshrc:

#!/bin/bash
if [ -z "${JAVA_HOME}" ]
then
    JAVA_HOME=$(readlink -nf $(which java) | xargs dirname | xargs dirname | xargs dirname)
    if [ ! -e "$JAVA_HOME" ]
    then
        JAVA_HOME=""
    fi
    export JAVA_HOME=$JAVA_HOME
fi

script source

This is sufficient to have a configured java enviroment, there's no need to set the PATH variable, as it's already managed by the alternatives framework.

Cheers F.

Why not set the current java version with:

sudo update-alternatives --config java sudo update-alternatives --config javac

(and whatever else java binary you need)

Then set the following in your .bashrc or .zshrc:

export JAVA_HOME=$(dirname $(dirname `readlink -f /etc/alternatives/java`))

It can be a good solution if you don't switch version many times, plus you don't need to cut & paste any path.

Cheers

Why not set the current java version with:

sudo update-alternatives --config java
sudo update-alternatives --config javac

(and whatever else java binary you need)

Then set the following in your .bashrc or .zshrc:

export JAVA_HOME=$(dirname $(dirname `readlink -f /etc/alternatives/java`))

It can be a good solution if you don't switch version many times, plus you don't need to cut & paste any path.

Cheers