Can't run Oracle Java JRE

[jdritchie]

Hi, it seems that the system does not allow me to use the Oracle Java version and locks me into OpenJDK instead.

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 Package                                     Arch                                           Version                                              Repository                                                   Size
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Installing:
 jre                                         x86_64                                         1.7.0_65-fcs                                         /jre-7u65-linux-x64                                          80 M

Transaction Summary
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Install  1 Package

Total size: 80 M
Installed size: 80 M
Is this ok [y/d/N]: y
Downloading packages:
Running transaction check
Running transaction test
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Running transaction
  Installing : jre-1.7.0_65-fcs.x86_64                                                                                                                                                                         1/1 
Unpacking JAR files...
	rt.jar...
	jsse.jar...
	charsets.jar...
	localedata.jar...
	jfxrt.jar...
  Verifying  : jre-1.7.0_65-fcs.x86_64                                                                                                                                                                         1/1 

Installed:
  jre.x86_64 0:1.7.0_65-fcs                                                                                                                                                                                        

Complete!

$ sudo alternatives --config java

There is 1 program that provides 'java'.

  Selection    Command
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*+ 1           /usr/lib/jvm/java-1.7.0-openjdk-1.7.0.55-2.4.7.2.el7_0.x86_64/jre/bin/java

Enter to keep the current selection[+], or type selection number: 

How can I setup Oracle Java JRE/JDK to run as default on my Centos Desktop? I need Oracle Java to run some applications along with certain libraries that don't work too well with OpenJDK.

Thanks.

[TrevorH]

You have to use alternatives --install to tell it about the other version before you can --config it

[jdritchie]

Sorry got to this a bit late, thanks for the info I will try it out.

[anderson_thomas]

Hi jdritchie,

look here, it's for jdk 1.6.0... but change the paths, and you could do it like described here, in my DokuWiki (sorry, only in german):

http://www.dokuwiki.tachtler.net/doku.p ... iebssystem

Enjoy,