[Gentoo Linux] Installing and configuring Java

Last update on August 5, 2009 09:25 AM by jak58
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[Gentoo Linux] Installing and configuring Java






The Gentoo Linux distribution offers a range of JRE and JDK environments. To install them simply procede as follows:

Installing JDK


To start the installation you must run the command: 
# emerge virtual/jdk

or 
# emerge virtual/jre


Note that: The installation of the JDK also includes the installation of the JRE.

Configuring the JVM


Use the command 
# java-config --list-available-vms 
The following VMs are available for generation-2:
1)	Sun JDK 1.5.0.17 [sun-jdk-1.5]

*)	Sun JDK 1.6.0.07 [sun-jdk-1.6]


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L'(*) indicates the virtual machine in use.
To change the virtual machine system must choose among the list of existing ones: 
# java-config --set-system-vm sun-jdk-1.6
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