On Wed, Jul 30, 2008 at 7:56 AM, Ed Harrison wrote:

I have always preferred IBM java to Sun's. When I look in /usr/lib/jvm, I see all these symlinks within the directory and also to /etc/alternatives.

How can I make IBM java the default for all these?

Ed

#> /usr/sbin/update-alternatives java -- Svetoslav Milenov (Sunny) Even the most advanced equipment in the hands of the ignorant is just a pile of scrap. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org

On Wednesday 30 July 2008 21:24:07 Ed Harrison wrote:

Sunny wrote:

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On Wed, Jul 30, 2008 at 7:56 AM, Ed Harrison wrote:

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I have always preferred IBM java to Sun's. When I look in /usr/lib/jvm, I see all these symlinks within the directory and also to /etc/alternatives.

How can I make IBM java the default for all these?

Ed

#> /usr/sbin/update-alternatives java

Well, that didn't go very well. I found it easier to go to /etc/alternatives and manually change jre, java, javaws and javaplugin.

I did this after doing man update-alternatives, and taking 2 aspirin. It's fixed, so I want be calling again in the morning.

Thanks for the pointer. I can tell update-alternatives is powerful, but I found manual changes much easier than trying to understand it all. I just hope something doesn't automatically change it all back later.

Ed

Hi, don't be afraid. The update-alternatives --config switch the symlink status to the manual (see the output of the update-alternatives --display java). The default status is auto and it's driven by priorities - the openjdk6 has a highest one, sun has lower and IBM the lowest. In the manual state the update-alternatives will never change the symlink (unless you use --config, --set options). Some usefull informations about update-alternatives are in http://en.opensuse.org/Java/setDefaultJava Regards Michal Vyskocil -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org