Installed Oracle JRE 8, but don't see it installed & can't select it

Rick

1/22/23, 2:02 PM

Running UbuntuStudio v20.04

Trying to get Oracle Java selected instead of OpenJDK in order for my Trading Platform to work - using a JNLP file. It must use the Oracle version. Have installed latest from Oracle from here.

It installed to dir/usr/lib/jvm/jre1.8.0_301 but this is what it shows using this command.

MS-7640:~$ update-java-alternatives -l

java-1.11.0-openjdk-amd64      1111       /usr/lib/jvm/java-1.11.0-openjdk-amd64
java-1.8.0-openjdk-amd64       1081       /usr/lib/jvm/java-1.8.0-openjdk-amd64

MS-7640:~$ java -version

openjdk version "1.8.0_292"
OpenJDK Runtime Environment (build 1.8.0_292-8u292-10-0ubuntu1~20.04-b10)
OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM (build 25.292-b10, mixed mode)

I don't see the Oracle version! How can I verify its installed and select it? Then perhaps my Trading Platform will run. Iced Tea may be intercepting, and ONLY uses OpenJDK. Don't know if I should Remove it ... or what?

In trying to Setup the Alternatives, I get the following Error:

MS-7640:~$ sudo update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/java OracleJava /usr/lib/jvm/jre1.8.0_301/bin/java 1

update-alternatives: error: alternative link /usr/bin/java is already managed by java

Any help is very appreciated. Thanks!

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Knud Larsen

1/22/23, 5:15 PM

.........../bin/java 1 : The numbering " 1 " has already been used, probably. Common practice is to type e.g. `/bin/java 2000` to allow 'alternatives' to select a new number for the new java.

Rick

1/22/23, 5:41 PM

Stiil get the same Error, that's why I'm stumped !!!

Knud Larsen

1/22/23, 7:30 PM

Wrong is "OracleJava" `sudo update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/java OracleJava /usr/lib/jvm/jre1.8.0_301/bin/java 1` : Should be → *sudo update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/java **java** /usr/lib/jvm/jre1.8.0_301/bin/java 2000* ........ Else you cannot use `sudo update-alternatives --config java`

Rick

1/22/23, 7:57 PM

I see the mistake ... that's not a rename, but reference to the file being modified to include the new redirect. Works for me! THANKS a Million. Also had to add variables to /etc/environment (JAVA_HOME=) and /etc/profile (JAVA_HOME and PATH)

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EN: Installed Oracle JRE 8, but don't see it installed & can't select it

TH: ติดตั้ง Oracle JRE 8 แล้ว แต่ไม่เห็นติดตั้ง & ไม่สามารถเลือกได้

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RU: Установлен Oracle JRE 8, но он не установлен и не может его выбрать

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