04 Oct 2004 11:10

Java on Debian Quick

  1. Download the "Linux Binary" j2se jdk from java.sun.org
  2. Run the binary
  3. mv the resulting jdk directory (e.g. jdk1.5.0) to /usr/local/lib (or /usr/lib if you prefer)
  4. ln -s /usr/local/lib/jdk1.5.0 /usr/local/lib/jdk

  5. Install java-virtual-machine-dummy and make /etc/java-vm look like this (3 lines):

    /usr/local/lib/jdk/bin/java

    COMPLIANT

  6. update-alternatives --config java

  7. update-alternatives --install javac javac /usr/local/lib/bin/javac 1 --slave javac.1.gz javac.1.gz /usr/local/lib/jdk/man/man1/javac.1
  8. update-alternatives --config javac
  9. You might need to ln -s /etc/alternatives/javac /usr/bin/javac

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