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=Set an Alternative Non-Interactively=
=Set an Alternative Non-Interactively=
The following command seems to work:
One way of setting an alternative java installation is with <code>--set</code>.
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alternatives --set java /usr/lib/jvm/java-1.8.0-amazon-corretto/jre/bin/java
alternatives --set java /usr/lib/jvm/java-1.8.0-amazon-corretto/jre/bin/java

Revision as of 23:32, 25 June 2021

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Overview

alternatives

Obtain the Alternatives for an Executables

alternatives --display java
alternatives --display java | grep priority

The output contains the "alternatives" - which include the full path of the executable and a priority.

Set an Alternative Interactively

alternatives --config java

Set an Alternative Non-Interactively

One way of setting an alternative java installation is with --set.

alternatives --set java /usr/lib/jvm/java-1.8.0-amazon-corretto/jre/bin/java

The exact path can be obtained with --display. The command is sensitive to the exact absolute path of the "alternative" executable.

On some occasions, for example Amazon Linux 2, alternatives --set failed:

alternatives --set java  /usr/lib/jvm/amazon-corretto-8.292.10.1-linux-x64/bin/java
/usr/lib/jvm/amazon-corretto-8.292.10.1-linux-x64/bin/java has not been configured as an alternative for java