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I'm trying to get the Rhodes framework installed so I can develop Android apps.

This requires that I install the SUN JDK and add JAVA_HOME and JAVA_HOME/bin to path.

I thought I could solve this by editing my bash.bashrc file:

JAVA_HOME="/usr/lib/jvm/java-6-sun/jre/bin/java" export JAVA_HOME PATH=$PATH:$JAVA_HOME/bin

This still doesn't work, because when I run:

rake run:android

I get a prompt in the console that says the Java bin was not found in my path.

However, running echo $PATH gets me:

usernamee@ubuntu:~$ echo $PATH /usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/games:/home/username/ruby/gems/bin:/usr/lib/jvm/java-6-sun/jre/bin/java/bin:/home/username/ruby_files/android-sdk-linux_86/tools

What are my options here?

Edit: If the problem is not the export statement, how can I ensure that the Sun JDK is properly installed and that I am, in fact, pointing to the correct path in bashrc?

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    run echo $JAVA_HOME in a terminal. What does that give you? Also, lose the "export" statement, should be unnecessary and might be what's giving you the problem. Dec 23, 2010 at 22:24
  • username@ubuntu:~$ echo $JAVA_HOME /usr/lib/jvm/java-6-sun/jre/bin/java
    – user20285
    Dec 23, 2010 at 22:30

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Try removing the export statement:

JAVA_HOME = /path/to/java
PATH = $PATH:$JAVA_HOME/bin

Then echo $JAVA_HOME in a new terminal to make sure you've got things exported correctly.

echo $JAVA_HOME

Alternatively, try this:

export JAVA_HOME=/path/to/java
export PATH=$PATH:$JAVA_HOME/bin
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  • username@ubuntu:~$ echo $JAVA_HOME /usr/lib/jvm/java-6-sun/jre/bin/java
    – user20285
    Dec 23, 2010 at 22:31
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    Did you edit your .bashrc file? Did it work? Dec 23, 2010 at 22:38
  • Yes, I took out the export statement, then opened a new shell. Still same problem.
    – user20285
    Dec 23, 2010 at 22:43
  • Try new above edits. Dec 23, 2010 at 22:50
  • Same problem. I think the issue is tied to my java installation. Should I delete everything from my jvm folder, then start from scratch?
    – user20285
    Dec 23, 2010 at 23:04
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Since you're on Ubuntu, and it seems that you are using the default packages of Sun's Java for the OS, you should probably use the `update-alternatives' command. As you can see, I have 2 JVM's installed, but the Sun version is the one that gets used by default.

root@workstation:~# update-alternatives --query java
Link: java
Status: manual
Best: /usr/lib/jvm/java-6-openjdk/jre/bin/java
Value: /usr/lib/jvm/java-6-sun/jre/bin/java

Alternative: /usr/lib/jvm/java-6-openjdk/jre/bin/java
Priority: 1061
Slaves:
 java.1.gz /usr/lib/jvm/java-6-openjdk/jre/man/man1/java.1.gz

Alternative: /usr/lib/jvm/java-6-sun/jre/bin/java
Priority: 63
Slaves:
 java.1.gz /usr/lib/jvm/java-6-sun/jre/man/man1/java.1.gz

If you only have one, you don't have to worry about it. If you have more than one, and need to set it, you can use the Java-specific version of the command, `update-java-alternatives'. It's all here:

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Java

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  • And, now that I think about it, shouldn't this go to the "Ask Ubuntu" StackExchange site? Mar 22, 2011 at 12:55

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