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Cris
Asked: 2011-06-25 12:46:26 +0800 CST

Ubuntu export JAVA_HOME ,ANT_HOME

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Ubuntu 11.04
open terminal
JAVA_HOME=/usr/lib/jvm/java-6-sun-1.6.0.24/
export JAVA_HOME
echo $JAVA_HOME 
==>/usr/lib/jvm/java-6-sun-1.6.0.24/

i close the terminal 
open another terminal
echo $JAVA_HOME 
==>

Any idea why JAVA_HOME was not saved ?

java ubuntu ant

2 Answers

  1. The environment variable is only set for that session and its children. When you close that terminal process, those environment variables are gone. Typically I would set them in ~/.profile, but that may not be the preferred method.

    The Ubuntu documentation for this is here

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  2. Best Answer

    Your missing the "-p" for "permanent".

    It has some bugs, but here is what I use.

    # Set the JAVA_HOME variable
function set_java_home {
  echo "Searching for java ..."
  if [ -z $JAVA_HOME ]; then
      echo "Using default value for JAVA_HOME: /usr/java/default"
      JAVA_HOME=/usr/java/default
  fi
  export -p JAVA_HOME
  echo $JAVA_HOME > java.home.config
  sudo rm /etc/alternatives/java
  sudo ln -s $JAVA_HOME/bin/java /etc/alternatives/java
  echo "JAVA_HOME variable set to $JAVA_HOME and /etc/alternatives set."
}
if [ -f java.home.config ]; then
  JAVA_HOME=$(<java.home.config)
else
  JAVA_HOME_CANDIDATES=$(find /usr -type d -name '*jdk1.6*')
  echo "Found the following candidates for JAVA_HOME. Pick one: "
  echo "---"
  echo $JAVA_HOME_CANDIDATES
  echo "---"
  read USER_SUBMITTED_JAVA_HOME
  echo "You chose $USER_SUBMITTED_JAVA_HOME ."
  JAVA_HOME=${USER_SUBMITTED_JAVA_HOME}
fi
set_java_home
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