Thanks Guys, Got it sorted a combination of editing the /etc/profile, /etc/.bashrc, setting the JRE_HOME and replacing the old version with a hard link to the new one in the /usr/bin/java folder worked.
Cheers 2012/1/14 [email protected] <[email protected]> > ** Hi Daniel, > > see > http://m.zimbio.com/the+ubuntu+guy/articles/82/How+set+JAVA_HOME+environment+variable+Ubuntu > -- > Skickat från min Android-telefon med K-9 E-post. Ursäkta min fåordighet. > > Daniel Bwente <[email protected]> skrev: > >> Hi All, >> >> I have tried upgrading the Java on an Open Suse 11.4 and Red Hat >> Enterprise 5.6, the rpm installs fine but am failing to permanently set >> the PATH variable here as well, can't quite figure out what am doing wrong, >> issuing the commands, >> >> # JRE_HOME=/usr/java/jdk1.7.0_02/bin/java >> # export PATH=$JRE_HOME/bin:$PATH >> >> Temproarirly sets the environment variable and "which java" and "Java >> -version" point to the right folder and version respectively but on logging >> out of the shell, I lose the settings. >> >> Would appreciate being set straight. >> >> Cheers >> >> >> >> >> On Fri, Jan 13, 2012 at 7:25 PM, Daniel Bwente <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Hi Guys, >>> >>> I have downloaded and Installed the latest Java rpm on RHEL 5.6, but am >>> having trouble setting the JAVA_HOME and PATH variables, I have followed >>> the instructions off the java website and a couple of other sites with no >>> results, would appreciate the help ironing this out, steps I have taken: >>> >>> -Mkdir /usr/java >>> -tar -zxvf filename >>> -export JAVA_HOME=/usr/java/jdk1.7.0/**bin/java >>> -export $PATH=$JAVA_HOME/bin >>> >>> Cheers >>> >>> >>> >>> Sent from my iPhone >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> >> /Daniel >> >> >> >> > _______________________________________________ > The Uganda Linux User Group: http://linux.or.ug > > Send messages to this mailing list by addressing e-mails to: > [email protected] > Mailing list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > Mailing list settings: http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug > To unsubscribe: http://kym.net/mailman/options/lug > > The Uganda LUG mailing list is generously hosted by INFOCOM: > http://www.infocom.co.ug/ > > The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including > attachments if any). The mailing list host is not responsible for them in > any way. > -- /Daniel
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