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Using etc alternatives to set default Java on CentOS
[user@www]# alternatives --install /usr/bin/java java /opt/jdk1.6.0_07/bin/java 2
[user@www]# alternatives --config java
There are 2 programs which provide 'java'.
Selection Command
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*+ 1 /usr/lib/jvm/jre-1.4.2-gcj/bin/java
2 /opt/jdk1.6.0_07/bin/java
Enter to keep the current selection[+], or type selection number: 2
[user@www]#
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