Where is the Java SDK folder in my computer? Ubuntu 12.04
WAY-1 : Updated for the shortest and easy way
Below command will give you the path, But it will only work if java command is working in other words if java path is configured.
readlink -f $(which java)
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WAY-2 (Better than WAY-1) : Below answer is still working and try it if above command is not working for you.
You need to dig into symbolic links. Below is steps to get Java directory
Step 1:
$ whereis javajava: /usr/bin/java /etc/java /usr/share/java
That tells the command java resides in /usr/bin/java.
Dig again:
Step 2:
$ ls -l /usr/bin/javalrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 22 2009-01-15 18:34 /usr/bin/java -> /etc/alternatives/java
So, now we know that /usr/bin/java
is actually a symbolic link to /etc/alternatives/java
.
Dig deeper using the same method above:
Step 3:
$ ls -l /etc/alternatives/javalrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 31 2009-01-15 18:34 /etc/alternatives/java -> /usr/local/jre1.6.0_07/bin/java
So, thats the actual location of java: /usr/local/jre.....
You could still dig deeper to find other symbolic links.
Reference : where is java's home dir?