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alternatives --display java | grep priority | alternatives --display java | grep priority | ||
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The output contains the "alternatives" - which include the full path of the executable and a priority. | |||
=Set an Alternative Interactively= | =Set an Alternative Interactively= | ||
Revision as of 06:22, 22 January 2021
Internal
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
alternatives --set java /usr/lib/jvm/java-1.8.0-amazon-corretto/jre/bin/java
The exact path can be obtained with --display.