update-java-alternatives - update alternatives for jre/sdk
installations
update-java-alternatives [--jre] [--plugin] [-v|--verbose]
-l|--list [<jname>]
-s|--set <jname>
-a|--auto
-h|-?|--help
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.
- -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.
- -v|--verbose
- Verbose output.
- /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>.
update-java-alternatives and this manual page was written by
Matthias Klose <doko@ubuntu.com>.