Trouble with JAVA_HOME

[whitetimer]

Hi All

I have just done a minimal install ;) and i have just installed java 6 update 17 form the sun website, but i am having trouble settings the JAVA_HOME stuff

When i type java -version i get


The program 'java' can be found in the following packages:
* gcj-4.4-jre-headless
* openjdk-6-jre-headless
* cacao
* gij-4.3
* jamvm
* kaffe
Try: sudo apt-get install <selected package>
java: command not found

I have done this in ~/.profile


export JAVA_HOME=$HOME/usr/lib/jvm/jdk1.6.0_17
export PATH=$PATH:$JAVA_HOME/bin

What else am i supposed to do ?

Many Thanks

Whitetimer

[Mighty_Joe]

$HOME/usr/lib/jvm/jdk1.6.0_17

Did you really install Java to your home directory? Interesting choice.
Does the directory really exist? Does the bin subdirectory really exist?
Perhaps starting fresh would be a good idea. Have a look at this tutorial (http://sites.google.com/site/easylinuxtipsproject/java).

[whitetimer]

Did you really install Java to your home directory? Interesting choice.
Does the directory really exist? Does the bin subdirectory really exist?
Perhaps starting fresh would be a good idea. Have a look at this tutorial (http://sites.google.com/site/easylinuxtipsproject/java).

Hi Mighty Joe

No i have not installed Java to my home directory its in


/usr/lib/jvm folder

Where the synaptic version is installed, i was just trying to install the latest version
:(

[whitetimer]

Sorted it :)

[SecretCode]

I presume you sorted it by removing $HOME from the JAVA_HOME line?

Post the details for everyone's benefit :)
and mark the thread SOLVED (under thread tools)! :wink:

[whitetimer]

Hi ... Ok this is how i resolved the issue with java

1) First i installed
sudo install sun-java6-jre sun-java6-jdk sun-java6-plugin sun-java6-fonts

2) Then i installed the latest sun-jdk jdk-6-update-17
chmod +x {JAVA-VERSION}
then
sudo sh ./{JAVA-VERSION}
sudo cp {extracted JAVA-VERSION} to /usr/lib/jvm/

3) Make the new JRE the default
sudo update-alternatives --install "/usr/bin/java" "java" "/usr/lib/jvm/{JAVA VERSION}/jre/bin/java" 1

4) sudo update-alternatives --set java /usr/lib/jvm/{JAVA VERSION}/jre/bin/java

Thats all i did and everything is working great

Hope it helps other noobs like me ...