[SOLVED] Java command not found on Linux

Issue

In Oracle Enterprise Linux when I type java I am getting

bash: java: command not found

I have installed Java 1.6 and I have the following

sudo update-alternatives --config java

There are 2 programs which provide 'java'.

  Selection    Command
-----------------------------------------------
*  1           /usr/lib/jvm/jre-1.4.2-gcj/bin/java
 + 2           /usr/java/jre1.6.0_24/bin/java

How can I resolve this issue?

Thanks

Solution

You can add one of the Java path to PATH variable using the following command.

export PATH=$PATH:/usr/java/jre1.6.0_24/bin/

You can add this line to .bashrc file in your home directory. Adding this to .bashrc will ensure everytime you open bash it will be PATH variable is updated.

Answered By - 18bytes

Answer Checked By - Timothy Miller (WPSolving Admin)