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Revision as of 07:27, 22 January 2021
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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. The command is sensitive to the exact absolute path of the "alternative" executable.