On Mon, 25 Jun 2012 11:04:37 -0600, ChadDavis wrote: > I'm installing, by hand, a java7 distribution that doesn't exist in the > repositories. Is it feasible to use the alternatives mechanism to work > with ad hoc installations like this? In other words, I've "installed" > the java 7 jdk into /usr/local/jdk1.7.0.
(...) I'd say yes, because this is how it has been done since always so I see no compelling reasons for this has stopped from working now. But if you look for a confirmation of someone who did that before, I'm not that person, maybe Google can help: http://alexander.holbreich.org/2011/11/java-7-on-debian/ Greetings, -- Camaleón -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] Archive: http://lists.debian.org/[email protected]
