[CentOS] Java Setup

[Clint Dilks]

Clint Dilks wrote:
> Hi People
>
> I have been following the instructions here 
> http://wiki.centos.org/HowTos/JavaOnCentOS but trying to modify them 
> for jdk-6u7-linux-amd64.rpm but there doesn't see to be a compatible 
> java-1.6.0-sun-compat-*.rpm.    Does one exist ?
>
> If not can anyone point me to some documentation on how I can manually 
> set up things so alternatives will work allowing multiple Java versions.
>
> Thanks
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As a follow up to this I have  removed the link /usr/bin/java and done 
/usr/sbin/alternatives --install /usr/bin/java java 
/usr/java/default/bin/java 1 the one downside to this is that it doesn't 
give a indication of what version it is.  Am I better to use the binaary 
installs and then configure alternatives ?