[NTLUG:Discuss] PATH Questions

[dmyhand at ednaisd.org]

Quoting Stephen Davidson <gorky at freenet.carleton.ca>:

> Dennis Myhand wrote:
> > I need to add Java to my path in my .bash_profile.  Do I add the actual 
> > binary as well as the directory or just the directory?  What I have is:
> >
> > PATH=$PATH:/usr/bin: /usr/java/jdk1.5.0_09/bin/java
> >
> > Is this correct?  The JDK is in /usr/java/jdk1.5.0_09
> >
> > Thanks, Dennis
> >
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> Hi Dennis.
> 
> Be careful with the distro with Java.  For some (like SuSE), if you link 
> the /usr/lib/jvm (pre-10.0, I think), or /usr/lib/jvm/java to your Java 
> Directory, than the login scripts in /etc/profile.d may pickup on the 
> Java install and set the appropriate paths for you.  This is a frequent 
> occurrence if you use RPMs to install Java with.  I would have a look in 
> /etc/profile.d and see if there are any java scripts.
> 
> Regards,
> Steve
> 
> 
> 
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Me no worry about distro!  Me use Debian Etch!  No worries, Me Happy!