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Created July 15, 2013 10:33
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Script to add a new JDK as the first alternative in /etc/alternatives.
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add_alternative_jdk.sh
#!/bin/bash
# The location of the JDK
NEW_JDK_LOCATION="/opt/java/jdk1.7.0_25"
sudo update-alternatives --install "/usr/bin/java" "java" "$NEW_JDK_LOCATION/bin/java" 1
sudo update-alternatives --install "/usr/bin/javac" "javac" "$NEW_JDK_LOCATION/bin/javac" 1
sudo update-alternatives --install "/usr/bin/javaws" "javaws" "$NEW_JDK_LOCATION/bin/javaws" 1
sudo update-alternatives --install "/usr/bin/jarsigner" "jarsigner" "$NEW_JDK_LOCATION/bin/jarsigner" 1
sudo update-alternatives --install "/usr/bin/javah" "javah" "$NEW_JDK_LOCATION/bin/javah" 1
sudo update-alternatives --install "/usr/bin/javap" "javap" "$NEW_JDK_LOCATION/bin/javap" 1
sudo update-alternatives --install "/usr/bin/jar" "jar" "$NEW_JDK_LOCATION/bin/jar" 1
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