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diff --git a/debian/README.alternatives.in b/debian/README.alternatives.in new file mode 100644 index 0000000..d9201da --- /dev/null +++ b/debian/README.alternatives.in @@ -0,0 +1,33 @@ + +Packages providing a runtime or a development environment for the Java +language all use symlinks in the /etc/alternatives directory to enable +the system administrator to choose which programs to use for java, +javac, javah, etc. + +Starting with java-common 0.23ubuntu1, the update-java-alternatives +script can be used to set a bunch of jre/jdk alternatives: + +First, you have to decide which Java implementation to default to. + + update-java-alternatives --list + +tells about the available runtime and/or development environments. The +first column shows the names to be used in for the following examples. + +- Set all runtime tools to point to the <jname> alternatives: + + update-java-alternatives --jre --set <jname> + +- Set all runtime tools (headless only) to point to the <jname> + alternatives: + + update-java-alternatives --jre-headless --set <jname> + +- Set all runtime and development tools to point to the <jname> + alternatives: + + update-java-alternatives --set <jname> + +- Set all runtime and development tools to auto mode: + + update-java-alternatives --auto |