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Asked: 2026-06-10T02:52:49+00:00

I’ve setup Java 7 at /usr/bin/java in ubuntu 12.04 to replace the default which

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I’ve setup Java 7 at /usr/bin/java in ubuntu 12.04 to replace the default which is Java 6.

I have done the same for /usr/bin/javaws.

Do I also need to do this for /usr/bin/javac in order to be fully consistent? For some reason /usr/bin/javac does not exist by default. Running javac -verion only produces a suggestion that I use apt-get to install it but hesitate to jump to the conclusion that it is not installed. Of course if I use javac I would want to be consistent and have version 7, but I’m not sure if I use javac.

I create .jar files using Eclipse and I’m not sure what goes on inside Eclipse.

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  1. Editorial Team

    Eclipse uses its own Java compiler – it does not use javac. So if your package manager tells you that you don’t have javac installed, you probably don’t – Eclipse wouldn’t care whether you have javac installed or not. It will also be unaffected by which version of javac you have installed because, as I said, it doesn’t use it.

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