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I downloaded .deb file for JDK11 from https://www.oracle.com/java/technologies/javase-jdk11-downloads.html. After installation (ubuntu 18.04) when I run update-alternatives --config java, I don't see the newly installed jdk in the list.

  There is 1 choice for the alternative java (providing /usr/bin/java).

Selection    Path                                     Priority   Status


  0        /usr/lib/jvm/java-8-oracle/jre/bin/java   1081      auto mode
* 1        /usr/lib/jvm/java-8-oracle/jre/bin/java   1081      manual mode

ls -l /usr/bin/java produces /etc/alternatives/java

and the java in /etc/alternatives/ folder liks to java -> /usr/lib/jvm/java-8-oracle/jre/bin/java

I would like to switch between java8 and java11. Is it possible to fix this without breaking the java-8-oracle installation?

Wasim Aftab
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  • If the output of whereis -b java doesn't include JDK11 then it is not in your $PATHand it won't show as a result. You can add to the path like in the answers to this question. There's a brief explanation of update-alternatives in the answer to this question along with a recommendation to try galternatives to manage alternatives from a GUI in an answer below that. The answers here mention update-java-alternatives which also may help. – l3l_aze Jul 21 '20 at 02:33

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