How To Install system-switch-java on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install system-switch-java on CentOS 7. system-switch-java is A tool for changing the default Java toolset

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install system-switch-java on CentOS 7.

What is system-switch-java

The system-switch-java package provides an easy-to-use tool to select the default Java toolset for the system.

We can use yum or dnf to install system-switch-java on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install system-switch-java.

Install system-switch-java on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

After updating yum database, We can install system-switch-java using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install system-switch-java

Install system-switch-java on CentOS 7 Using dnf

If you don’t have dnf installed you can install DNF on CentOS 7 first. Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache

After updating yum database, We can install system-switch-java using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install system-switch-java

How To Uninstall system-switch-java on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the system-switch-java package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove system-switch-java

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install system-switch-java on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.