Re: $JAVA_HOME, 5.7 no FTB

Dale Anson <[email protected]> Fri, 21 Mar 2025 09:14:43 -0700
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Do you have the Ubuntu java-common package installed? That package provides
the update-java-alternatives utility which allows you to choose and switch
between installed versions of java.

On Wed, Mar 19, 2025 at 1:52=E2=80=AFPM Derek Christiansen <slis.derek@gmai=
l.com>
wrote:

> Like others before me I had to scuttle 5.7 as SFTB doesn't work.
>
> Of note, Ubuntu syslog always throws this:
>
> 2025-03-19T13:38:29.926376-07:00 INF-DEREK-LINUX jedit.desktop[42878]:
>> Warning: $JAVA_HOME environment variable not set! Consider setting it.
>> 2025-03-19T13:38:29.926493-07:00 INF-DEREK-LINUX jedit.desktop[42878]:
>>        Attempting to locate java...
>> 2025-03-19T13:38:29.926773-07:00 INF-DEREK-LINUX jedit.desktop[42878]:
>> Found a virtual machine at: /usr/bin/java...
>
> the one found points to the actual JRE through 2 symlinks.
>
> but BASH shows this:
>
>  $ echo $JAVA_HOME
>
> /usr/lib/jvm/java-21-openjdk-amd64/bin/java
>
>
> but activity log shows:
>
> 1:45:48=E2=80=AFPM [main] [message] Log: java.version=3D21.0.6
> 1:45:48=E2=80=AFPM [main] [message] Log: java.vm.version=3D21.0.6+7-Ubunt=
u-124.04.1
> 1:45:48=E2=80=AFPM [main] [message] Log: java.vm.name=3DOpenJDK 64-Bit Se=
rver VM
> 1:45:48=E2=80=AFPM [main] [message] Log:
> java.runtime.version=3D21.0.6+7-Ubuntu-124.04.1
> 1:45:48=E2=80=AFPM [main] [message] Log: java.runtime.name=3DOpenJDK Runt=
ime
> Environment
> 1:45:48=E2=80=AFPM [main] [message] Log: java.vendor=3DUbuntu
> 1:45:48=E2=80=AFPM [main] [message] Log: java.compiler=3Dnull
> 1:45:48=E2=80=AFPM [main] [message] Log: os.name=3DLinux
> 1:45:48=E2=80=AFPM [main] [message] Log: os.version=3D6.8.0-55-generic
> 1:45:48=E2=80=AFPM [main] [message] Log: os.arch=3Damd64
> 1:45:48=E2=80=AFPM [main] [message] Log: user.home=3D/home/derek
> 1:45:48=E2=80=AFPM [main] [message] Log:
> java.home=3D/usr/lib/jvm/java-21-openjdk-amd64
>
> Note it truncates the location of the java executable.  This jedit 5.5 bu=
t
> the same was true for 5.7
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<div dir=3D"ltr">Do you have the Ubuntu java-common package installed? That=
 package provides the update-java-alternatives utility which allows you to =
choose and switch between installed versions of java.=C2=A0</div><br><div c=
lass=3D"gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_=
attr">On Wed, Mar 19, 2025 at 1:52=E2=80=AFPM Derek Christiansen &lt;<a hre=
f=3D"mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>&gt; wrote:<br></=
div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;bor=
der-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr">Like=
 others before me I had to scuttle 5.7 as SFTB doesn&#39;t work.<div><br></=
div><div>Of note, Ubuntu syslog always throws this:</div><div><br></div><bl=
ockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-lef=
t:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">2025-03-19T13:38:29.926376-0=
7:00 INF-DEREK-LINUX jedit.desktop[42878]: Warning: $JAVA_HOME environment =
variable not set! Consider setting it.<br>2025-03-19T13:38:29.926493-07:00 =
INF-DEREK-LINUX jedit.desktop[42878]: =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0Att=
empting to locate java...<br>2025-03-19T13:38:29.926773-07:00 INF-DEREK-LIN=
UX jedit.desktop[42878]: Found a virtual machine at: /usr/bin/java...</bloc=
kquote><div>the one found points to the actual JRE through 2 symlinks.=C2=
=A0</div><div><br></div><div>but BASH shows this:</div><div><br></div><bloc=
kquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:=
1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">=C2=A0$ echo $JAVA_HOME</block=
quote><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;b=
order-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">/usr/lib/jvm/java-2=
1-openjdk-amd64/bin/java</blockquote><div><br></div><div>but activity log s=
hows:</div><div>=C2=A0</div>1:45:48=E2=80=AFPM [main] [message] Log: java.v=
ersion=3D21.0.6<br>1:45:48=E2=80=AFPM [main] [message] Log: java.vm.version=
=3D21.0.6+7-Ubuntu-124.04.1<br>1:45:48=E2=80=AFPM [main] [message] Log: <a =
href=3D"http://java.vm.name" target=3D"_blank">java.vm.name</a>=3DOpenJDK 6=
4-Bit Server VM<br>1:45:48=E2=80=AFPM [main] [message] Log: java.runtime.ve=
rsion=3D21.0.6+7-Ubuntu-124.04.1<br>1:45:48=E2=80=AFPM [main] [message] Log=
: <a href=3D"http://java.runtime.name" target=3D"_blank">java.runtime.name<=
/a>=3DOpenJDK Runtime Environment<br>1:45:48=E2=80=AFPM [main] [message] Lo=
g: java.vendor=3DUbuntu<br>1:45:48=E2=80=AFPM [main] [message] Log: java.co=
mpiler=3Dnull<br>1:45:48=E2=80=AFPM [main] [message] Log: <a href=3D"http:/=
/os.name" target=3D"_blank">os.name</a>=3DLinux<br>1:45:48=E2=80=AFPM [main=
] [message] Log: os.version=3D6.8.0-55-generic<br>1:45:48=E2=80=AFPM [main]=
 [message] Log: os.arch=3Damd64<br>1:45:48=E2=80=AFPM [main] [message] Log:=
 user.home=3D/home/derek<div>1:45:48=E2=80=AFPM [main] [message] Log: java.=
home=3D/usr/lib/jvm/java-21-openjdk-amd64=C2=A0</div><div><br></div><div>No=
te it truncates the location of the java executable.=C2=A0 This jedit 5.5 b=
ut the same was true for 5.7</div></div>
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