Java command not found on Linux Java command not found on Linux bash bash

Java command not found on Linux


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.


I had these choices:

-----------------------------------------------*  1           /usr/lib/jvm/jre-1.6.0-openjdk.x86_64/bin/java + 2           /usr/lib/jvm/jre-1.7.0-openjdk.x86_64/bin/java   3           /home/ec2-user/local/java/jre1.7.0_25/bin/java

When I chose 3, it didn't work. When I chose 2, it did work.


I found the best way for me was to download unzip then symlink your new usr/java/jre-version/bin/java to your main bin as java.