http://wiki.johnfreier.com/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=Linux_alternativesLinux alternatives - Revision history2026-05-20T13:37:44ZRevision history for this page on the wikiMediaWiki 1.24.1http://wiki.johnfreier.com/index.php?title=Linux_alternatives&diff=710&oldid=prevJfreier: Created page with "Alternatives is a new fedora way of linking system libraries. example, if you have java 1.7 and java 1.8 installed, Alternatives will allow you to switch between them pretty..."2015-10-13T20:50:18Z<p>Created page with "Alternatives is a new fedora way of linking system libraries. example, if you have java 1.7 and java 1.8 installed, Alternatives will allow you to switch between them pretty..."</p>
<p><b>New page</b></p><div>Alternatives is a new fedora way of linking system libraries.<br />
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example, if you have java 1.7 and java 1.8 installed, Alternatives will allow you to switch between them pretty easy.<br />
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== Config ==<br />
This parameter will allow you to set the version or path of the file/app<br />
# alternatives --config java<br />
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output:<br />
There are 3 programs which provide 'java'.<br />
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Selection Command<br />
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* 1 /usr/lib/jvm/java-1.7.0-openjdk-1.7.0.79-2.5.5.0.fc20.x86_64/jre/bin/java<br />
2 /usr/lib/jvm/jre-1.8.0-openjdk.x86_64/bin/java<br />
+ 3 /opt/jdk1.8.0_60/bin/java<br />
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Enter to keep the current selection[+], or type selection number: <br />
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== Install ==<br />
To install a new location to the alternatives directory, use install.<br />
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# alternatives --install /usr/bin/java java /opt/jdk1.8.0_60/bin/java 2<br />
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The above command will add the /opt/jdk1.8.0_60/bin/java to the list of options when configuring.</div>Jfreier