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    Linux Java

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    Information on where java is installed on Linux machines

    Reviewed by John Sopko 4/27/2012

    The standard location for the Java software on UNIX/Linux systems is at:

    /usr/java/java

    To get the latest version of java on linux machines, make sure /usr/java/java/bin is in your path BEFORE /usr/bin! The /usr/bin/java command is the OpenJDK of Java which you probably do not want.

    To see the version of java that is installed execute:

    /usr/java/java/bin -version

    For example:

    % /usr/java/java/bin/java -version
    java version "1.6.0_23"
    Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.6.0_23-b05)
    Java HotSpot(TM) Server VM (build 19.0-b09, mixed mode)

    
            
        
    
    

        
    
    
        
            
        
    

    
    
        


    

    
    

    
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