Sun Java installation issues

[Derek Broughton]

NoOp wrote:

> On 10/06/2008 04:18 AM, Glenn Holmer wrote:
>> On Tue, 2008-09-23 at 14:17 -0700, NoOp wrote:
>>> To install from Sun:
>> 
>>> (unless you are adventurous and want to try Java SE 6 Update 10 RC).
>>> Read the installation instructions from:
>>> http://java.sun.com/javase/6/webnotes/install/jre/install-linux.html
>>> [Installation of Self-Extracting Binary]
>>> You'll want this one to go in your /usr/lib/jvm directory so that you
>>> can use it system-wide.
>> 
>> Does this really give it system-wide?  In other words, if you open a
>> console and type "java -version"?  What about /etc/alternatives?

update-java-alternatives
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derek