I just intalled java8_64.jre and .sdk respectively
installp -agXYd . Java8_64.jre Java8_64.sdk 2>&1 | tee installp.log
Worked like a champ. Now I see this--
jeff@server:/usr> ls -l | grep java
drwxr-xr-x 9 bin bin 512 Sep 22 2010 java14
drwxr-xr-x 7 bin bin 512 Oct 13 2015 java5
drwxr-xr-x 8 bin bin 512 Oct 13 2015 java6
drwxr-xr-x 7 bin bin 512 Sep 18 2014 java6_64
drwxr-xr-x 3 bin bin 512 Feb 09 2015 java8_64
I added the path to the profile and resourced/logged out..
Everything is how i have done it a million times. Heres the fun part...
jeff@server:/home1/jeff> java -version
java version "1.4.2"
Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition (build 1.4.2)
Classic VM (build 1.4.2, J2RE 1.4.2 IBM AIX build ca142-20090307 (SR13) (JIT enabled: jitc))
jeff@server:/home1/jeff> whereis java
java: /usr/lib/java
jeff@server:/home1/jeff> whence java
/usr/java14/jre/bin/java
jeff@server:/home1/jeff>
Anyone have some tips that can help the profile, whereis, whence, which (its the same was whence) all equal java 8. I need to do this for root as well.. thanks in advance
I don't say you are doing it wrong... But somehow you do... Java should be in your path and that should be a link to the version you are using! Also maybe it is wrong on my site and you are doing it... You decide
For me java is in /usr/bin and that is a link to /usr/bin/java -> /some very long path/java
I'm with MadeInGermany and DukeNuke2 who are both on track but let me explain this the way I see it.
Normally apps look for Java at either /usr/java or /usr/lib/java (depending on exactly which O/S it is).
However, an installation of jre will install to something like /usr/jrel.8.n or whatever.
The key is that the install directory (e.g. /usr/jrel.8.1) needs to be linked to the apps expected location (e.g. /usr/java) like:
# cd /usr
# ln -s jrel.8.1 /usr/java
then java apps and java version query commands can find the installed jre.
If you had previous versions of jre installed and that directory is still linked to /usr/java (or /usr/lib/java) then your apps will see the old version.
You will need to research what directory your apps expect java to be in and what directory your jre 8 is in, and link them.
Or, better, look where the $PATH comes from (/etc/profile ? /etc/environment ? /etc/default/login ? ... ?) and change it there.
As others said, it can make sense to just backout the old /usr/java14/jre/bin:/usr/java14/bin: and ensure that /usr/bin/java is a link to the desired version.
If you switch to bash - did you check, iirc, .bashrc
I tend to remove ~/.profile so that my PATH should only be coming from /etc/environment.
And, do consider uninstalling java1.4 (I recently uninstalled Java6*).
p.s. - if you create a new user - what do they see on login (would be caused by .profile in that case! which come, iirc, from /etc/security/.profile (it gets copied by mkuser).
