How to change java home in ubuntu

Question

My machines java version is 1.6 and java home is 1.7 .how to change it to 1.6 using terminal.

look at this post http://stackoverflow.com/questions/6477415/how-to-set-java-home-in-ubuntu — Aliaksei Bulhak, Jan 21 '13 at 10:09

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Jan 21 '13 at 10:03

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Use the "update-java-alternatives" command. Simply go:

update-java-alternatives -l

which will list your available jdks installed, then simply

update-java-alternatives -set [name]

to change the java version that you require.

answered Jan 21 '13 at 10:03

Jaco Van Niekerk

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