update-java-alternatives
update alternatives for jre/sdk installations
Synopsis
update-java-alternatives
[--jre] [--plugin] [-t|--test|-v|--verbose]
-l|--list [<jname>]
-s|--set <jname>
-a|--auto
-h|-?|--help
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description
update-java-alternatives
updates all alternatives belonging to one runtime or
development kit for the Java language. A package does
provide these information of it’s alternatives in
/usr/lib/jvm/.<jname>.jinfo.
options
-l|--list
[<jname>]
List all installed packages (or
just <jname>) providing information to set a bunch of
java alternatives. Verbose output shows each alternative
provided by the packages.
-a|--auto
Switch all alternatives of
registered jre/sdk installations to automatic mode.
-s|--set
<jname>
Set all alternatives of the
registered jre/sdk installation to the program path provided
by the <jname> installation.
--jre
Limit the actions to alternatives belong to a runtime
environment, not a development kit.
--jre-headless
Limit the actions to
alternatives belong to the headless part of a runtime
environment.
--plugin
Limit the actions to
alternatives providing browser plugins.
-h|--help
Display a help message.
-t|--test
Don’t actually do
anything, just say what would be done. The implementation
status of this option is the same as for update-alternatives
(not implemented).
-v|--verbose
Verbose output.
files
/usr/lib/jvm/.*.jinfo
A text file describing a jre/sdk installation. Consists of some
variables of the form <var>=<value> and a list of
alternatives of the form jre|jdk <name> <path>.
author
update-java-alternatives
and this manual page was written by Matthias Klose
<doko[:at:]ubuntu[:dot:]com>.