Why is /usr/lib/default-java pointing to the “wrong” jdk?
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I got a linux mint pc with openJDK 1.11 pre-installed. I installed the openJDK 1.8. package and set the default java (sudo update-alternatives --config java) to it. All is working fine (java -version outputs the correct java version). Now that I try to use maven, in my attempt to change JAVA_HOME (because it was not pointing to the correct location - this is working now, too), I saw a directory called default-java (/usr/lib/jvm/default-java) which is a symlink to the original 1.11 JDK, even though I am not using it at all.
Can someone tell me what that means, if that is a problem and if I should change it?
Thanks in advance!
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I got a linux mint pc with openJDK 1.11 pre-installed. I installed the openJDK 1.8. package and set the default java (sudo update-alternatives --config java) to it. All is working fine (java -version outputs the correct java version). Now that I try to use maven, in my attempt to change JAVA_HOME (because it was not pointing to the correct location - this is working now, too), I saw a directory called default-java (/usr/lib/jvm/default-java) which is a symlink to the original 1.11 JDK, even though I am not using it at all.
Can someone tell me what that means, if that is a problem and if I should change it?
Thanks in advance!
linux mint java-home system-administration
asked Nov 19 at 10:18
alex
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I got a linux mint pc with openJDK 1.11 pre-installed. I installed the openJDK 1.8. package and set the default java (sudo update-alternatives --config java) to it. All is working fine (java -version outputs the correct java version). Now that I try to use maven, in my attempt to change JAVA_HOME (because it was not pointing to the correct location - this is working now, too), I saw a directory called default-java (/usr/lib/jvm/default-java) which is a symlink to the original 1.11 JDK, even though I am not using it at all.
Can someone tell me what that means, if that is a problem and if I should change it?
Thanks in advance!
linux mint java-home system-administration
asked Nov 19 at 10:18
alex
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I got a linux mint pc with openJDK 1.11 pre-installed. I installed the openJDK 1.8. package and set the default java (sudo update-alternatives --config java) to it. All is working fine (java -version outputs the correct java version). Now that I try to use maven, in my attempt to change JAVA_HOME (because it was not pointing to the correct location - this is working now, too), I saw a directory called default-java (/usr/lib/jvm/default-java) which is a symlink to the original 1.11 JDK, even though I am not using it at all.
Can someone tell me what that means, if that is a problem and if I should change it?
Thanks in advance!
linux mint java-home system-administration
linux mint java-home system-administration
asked Nov 19 at 10:18
alex
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asked Nov 19 at 10:18
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asked Nov 19 at 10:18
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asked Nov 19 at 10:18
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