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I installed jre/jdk from the AUR when installing Arch last week and am now wanting to install Java 6 as well. Can this be done and, if so, how?
Thanks,
Lee
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It appears the jre and jre6 from the AUR conflict and cannot be installed together. Do you have any reason for needing Java 6 as well?
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I recall having /etc/alternatives on Fedora/Red Hat, where I could have many versions of java installed and choose which one is in effect via elaborate system of symlinks. Can it be ported to arch?
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Check out jre6-compat package in AUR.
And just FYI, you can install any package to any specific location in arch. This requires a little manual work, of course.
One have to edit PKGBUILD and install scripts replacing paths with desired locations and to remove conflicts/provides declaration from PKGBUILD if necessary.
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@eDio, hey I never noticed that... good to know.
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