To those that are not familiarized with the command line, and are in a hurry to configure your java definitions properly (say, you just installed Trusty and need this working right now), you can do this:
1. Unpack the tar.gz file from the Oracle site to /usr/lib/jvm/java-7 -oracle-jdk-amd64 2. Perform the following commands: sudo update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/java java /usr/lib/jvm/java-7-oracle-jdk-amd64/jre/bin/java 1000 sudo update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/jexec jexec /usr/lib/jvm/java-7-oracle-jdk-amd64/jre/lib/jexec 1000 sudo update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/keytool keytool /usr/lib/jvm/java-7-oracle-jdk-amd64/jre/bin/keytool 1000 sudo update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/orbd orbd /usr/lib/jvm/java-7-oracle-jdk-amd64/jre/bin/orbd 1000 sudo update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/pack200 pack200 /usr/lib/jvm/java-7-oracle-jdk-amd64/jre/bin/pack200 1000 sudo update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/policytool policytool /usr/lib/jvm/java-7-oracle-jdk-amd64/jre/bin/policytool 1000 sudo update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/rmid rmid /usr/lib/jvm/java-7-oracle-jdk-amd64/jre/bin/rmid 1000 sudo update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/rmiregistry rmiregistry /usr/lib/jvm/java-7-oracle-jdk-amd64/bin/rmiregistry 1000 sudo update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/servertool servertool /usr/lib/jvm/java-7-oracle-jdk-amd64/jre/bin/servertool 1000 sudo update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/tnameserv tnameserv /usr/lib/jvm/java-7-oracle-jdk-amd64/jre/bin/tnameserv 1000 sudo update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/unpack200 unpack200 /usr/lib/jvm/java-7-oracle-jdk-amd64/jre/bin/unpack200 1000 3. And then select the proper alternatives (in case you had another distribution installed, like OpenJDK) with the commands: sudo update-alternatives --config java sudo update-alternatives --config jexec sudo update-alternatives --config keytool sudo update-alternatives --config pack200 sudo update-alternatives --config policytool sudo update-alternatives --config rmid sudo update-alternatives --config rmiregistry sudo update-alternatives --config servertool sudo update-alternatives --config tnameserv sudo update-alternatives --config unpack200 For each of these, you will be prompted to select the alternative you want. You will be prompted with a list of choices. Select the one you just defined in the commands under item 2, above. They are the ones pointing to java-7-oracle-jdk-amd64. This is pretty self-explanatory. Just in case someone on the web find this on Google and needs help. ;-) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1309709 Title: galternatives cannot add or choose alternatives To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/galternatives/+bug/1309709/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
