For anyone interested Download your JDK of choice from: http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads E.g., ls -al /home/ar/Downloads/jdk-7* -rw-r--r-- 1 ar users 119M Sep 16 07:50 Downloads/jdk-7u7-linux-x64.rpm clean house rpm -e `rpm -qa | egrep -i "java|jre|jdk" | grep -i sun` install the RPM rpm -Uvh /home/admin/jdk-7u7-linux-x64.rpm Preparing... ########################################### [100%] 1:jdk ########################################### [100%] set up alternatives: /usr/sbin/update-alternatives --install "/usr/bin/java" "java" "/usr/java/jdk1.7.0_07/bin/java" 40 /usr/sbin/update-alternatives --install "/usr/lib/browser-plugins/javaplugin.so" "javaplugin" "/usr/java/jdk1.7.0_07/jre/lib/amd64/libnpjp2.so" 40 select alternatives, e.g. /usr/sbin/update-alternatives --config java There are 2 choices for the alternative java (providing /usr/bin/java). Selection Path Priority Status ------------------------------------------------------------ 0 /usr/lib64/jvm/jre-1.7.0-openjdk/bin/java 17147 auto mode * 1 /usr/java/jdk1.7.0_07/bin/java 40 manual mode 2 /usr/lib64/jvm/jre-1.7.0-openjdk/bin/java 17147 manual mode Press enter to keep the current choice[*], or type selection number: /usr/sbin/update-alternatives --config javaplugin There is only one alternative in link group javaplugin: /usr/java/jdk1.7.0_07/jre/lib/amd64/libnpjp2.so Nothing to configure. java -version Picked up _JAVA_OPTIONS: -Dswing.aatext=true -Dawt.useSystemAAFontSettings=on -Xmx512M java version "1.7.0_07" Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.7.0_07-b10) Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 23.3-b01, mixed mode) -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-factory+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse-factory+owner@opensuse.org