How to configure the JAVA_HOME environment variable in Linux?

2 years ago
Jackson Davis
1 minute

To configure the Java Home environment variable, you can follow these steps:

  1. Open terminal window.
  2. Select which Java version to use.
  3. The directory where the Java-X-oracle Java virtual machine is located is /usr/lib/jvm/java-X-oracle.
  4. The configuration file located in the directory /etc/ where environmental variables are stored.
  5. Open the file /etc/environment using the nano text editor with superuser privileges.
  6. The directory containing the Oracle Java-X runtime files is /usr/lib/jvm/java-X-oracle.
  7. The path to the JAVA_HOME directory is set to “/usr/lib/jvm/java-X-oracle”.
  8. Save and close the file.
  9. Read the configuration file located at /etc/environment.
  10. display the value of the Java installation directory

You have now successfully set up the Java Home environment variable. You can use the $JAVA_HOME variable in the terminal to reference the Java installation path.

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