{"id":238,"date":"2013-02-11T16:44:50","date_gmt":"2013-02-11T16:44:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.andreagirardi.it\/blog\/?p=238"},"modified":"2014-01-22T14:24:48","modified_gmt":"2014-01-22T14:24:48","slug":"how-to-switch-between-different-jvm-in-ubuntu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.andreagirardi.it\/blog\/how-to-switch-between-different-jvm-in-ubuntu\/","title":{"rendered":"How to switch between different JVM in Ubuntu"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Sometime is needed to install different JVM on Ubuntu server due to application compatibility or software development purposes. To switch between different JVM in ubuntu from command line, use this command:<\/p>\n<pre lang=\"bash\">sudo update-alternatives --config java<\/pre>\n<p>and this menu will appear:<\/p>\n<pre lang=\"bash\">There are 2 choices for the alternative java (providing \/usr\/bin\/java).\r\n\r\n  Selection    Path                                            Priority   Status\r\n------------------------------------------------------------\r\n* 0            \/usr\/lib\/jvm\/java-7-openjdk-amd64\/jre\/bin\/java   1071      auto mode\r\n  1            \/usr\/lib\/jvm\/java-6-openjdk-amd64\/jre\/bin\/java   1061      manual mode\r\n  2            \/usr\/lib\/jvm\/java-7-openjdk-amd64\/jre\/bin\/java   1071      manual mode\r\n<\/pre>\n<div class=\"sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled\"><div class=\"robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-icon-text sd-sharing\"><h3 class=\"sd-title\">Share this:<\/h3><div class=\"sd-content\"><ul><li class=\"share-linkedin\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-linkedin-238\" class=\"share-linkedin sd-button share-icon\" href=\"https:\/\/www.andreagirardi.it\/blog\/how-to-switch-between-different-jvm-in-ubuntu\/?share=linkedin\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on LinkedIn\"><span>LinkedIn<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-reddit\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-reddit sd-button share-icon\" href=\"https:\/\/www.andreagirardi.it\/blog\/how-to-switch-between-different-jvm-in-ubuntu\/?share=reddit\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Reddit\"><span>Reddit<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-twitter\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-twitter-238\" class=\"share-twitter sd-button share-icon\" href=\"https:\/\/www.andreagirardi.it\/blog\/how-to-switch-between-different-jvm-in-ubuntu\/?share=twitter\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Twitter\"><span>Twitter<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-facebook\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-facebook-238\" class=\"share-facebook sd-button share-icon\" href=\"https:\/\/www.andreagirardi.it\/blog\/how-to-switch-between-different-jvm-in-ubuntu\/?share=facebook\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Facebook\"><span>Facebook<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-skype\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-skype-238\" class=\"share-skype sd-button share-icon\" href=\"https:\/\/www.andreagirardi.it\/blog\/how-to-switch-between-different-jvm-in-ubuntu\/?share=skype\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Share on Skype\"><span>Skype<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-pocket\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-pocket sd-button share-icon\" href=\"https:\/\/www.andreagirardi.it\/blog\/how-to-switch-between-different-jvm-in-ubuntu\/?share=pocket\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Pocket\"><span>Pocket<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-end\"><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sometime is needed to install different JVM on Ubuntu server due to application compatibility or software development purposes. 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