Alternatives

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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. The command is sensitive to the exact absolute path of the "alternative" executable.