terminal won't pick up java

Question

Why does the terminal say java doesn't exist?

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What is the output of file /usr/lib/jvm/java-7-oracle/bin/java? — Grzegorz Żur, Jun 04 '13 at 13:03
So +1 on the comment. It was a 32 bit OS, but they downloaded the x64 JDK. It pointed me in the right direction so it helped. Thanks — Matt Westlake, Jun 04 '13 at 14:16

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Jun 04 '13 at 12:37

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/usr/bin/java is a symbolic link to whichever is the current system version of java. The error indicates that the link is currently pointing to a file that no longer exists. (Use ls -al /usr/bin/java to see which).

You need to run sudo update-alternatives --config java and select Oracle Java 7 as the desired version, and it should correct all the java related links for you. I would have expected the installation process for this java package to have done this, but evidently something went wrong.

answered Jun 04 '13 at 12:37

chronitis

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see 4th screenshot – Matt Westlake Jun 04 '13 at 12:50
Hmm, the links do appear to be set up correctly. Do you still get a file not found error if you try and do /usr/lib/jvm/java-7-oracle/bin/java directly in a terminal? – chronitis Jun 04 '13 at 13:02
no such file or directory – Matt Westlake Jun 04 '13 at 13:07

terminal won't pick up java

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