On Fri, 31 May 2019 09:20:00 +0200 Martin Steigerwald <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi Steve. > > Steve - 31.05.19, 02:47: > > A couple of weeks ago I upgraded to Beowulf and I see that it comes > > with openjdk 11. I have an app that needs java 8 so I was planning > > to have both installed, maybe use the script described here: > > > > https://www.linuxuprising.com/2019/02/install-any-oracle-java-jdk-vers > > ion-in.html > > > > Any issues I need to be aware of? (Beside the obvious Don't use the > > same installation dir!) > > Are you aware of the package 'java-package'? For a 3rd party software > that required Oracle SDK with Swing it generated a debian package > for me. Basically back then it turned > > jdk-8u191-linux-x64.tar.gz > > into > > oracle-java8-jdk_8u191_amd64.deb > > I do not remember how exactly I called it, but it was easy enough. > > You still would need to update the package manually, so I only use it > for that special program and use update-alternatives to switch to the > lastest openjdk in Debian otherwise. > > Thanks, Turns out I already had java 8 installed. Does this always happen on Beowulf installs or just on upgrades? Anyway all I needed to do was run: $ sudo update-alternatives --config java and then re-export my JAVA_HOME environment variable. Thanks, Steve _______________________________________________ Dng mailing list [email protected] https://mailinglists.dyne.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/dng
