Java 8 vs. Java 1.8 installation (directory name)
Choose Java version:
sudo update-alternatives --config java
Example output:
There are 2 choices for the alternative java (providing usr/bin/java).
Selection Path Priority Status
------------------------------------------------------------
0 /usr/lib/jvm/java-8-oracle/jre/bin/java 1081 auto mode
1 /usr/lib/jvm/java-8-openjdk-amd64/jre/bin/java 1081 manual mode
* 2 /usr/lib/jvm/java-8-oracle/jre/bin/java 1081 manual mode
Press <enter> to keep the current choice[*], or type selection number:
You may also see the alternatives for java
, javac
by using the --list
option:
sudo update-alternatives --list java
sudo update-alternatives --list javac