Eclipse, replace openjdk6 with jre

mapster · 2009-06-09 23:59:59

I've just installed eclipse, which depends on openjdk6, so I removed jre so that i wouldn't get broken packages or some other problem. Openjdk isn't good enough for normal use (web applets etc.), so I want to install jre instead. How do I remove openjdk without "breaking" anything and install jre?

output when trying to remove openjdk6:

error: failed to prepare transaction (could not satisfy dependencies)
:: eclipse: requires java-environment>=6

Allan · 2009-06-10 00:25:40

pacman -Rd openjdk6
pacman -S jre jdk (note eclipse needs both...)

mapster · 2009-06-10 00:35:22

nice! that did the trick thank you!

Maybe the remove dependency command should be mentioned in the wiki... (Couldn't find it on the Pacman page)

Last edited by mapster (2009-06-10 00:36:41)

Allan · 2009-06-10 02:25:11

It is definitely in the man page and probably should not be recommended for general use... I am happy with it not being in the wiki.

tomk · 2009-06-10 06:56:38

And it's not a "remove dependency command". As recommended, read the man page.

ioos · 2011-09-05 01:09:45

Sorry to bump an old thread, but these commands aren't working for me now. I'm trying to replace openjdk6 with jre. When I run:

pacman -Rd openjdk6

I get:

checking dependencies...
error: failed to prepare transaction (could not satisfy dependencies)

According to the man page shouldn't that be "Remove" with "Skip dependency version checks"? Is there a better way to install jre without uninstalling everything else first?

karol · 2011-09-05 01:25:05

ioos wrote:

Sorry to bump an old thread, but these commands aren't working for me now. I'm trying to replace openjdk6 with jre. When I run:
pacman -Rd openjdk6
I get:
checking dependencies...
error: failed to prepare transaction (could not satisfy dependencies)
According to the man page shouldn't that be "Remove" with "Skip dependency version checks"? Is there a better way to install jre without uninstalling everything else first?

Read the man page again, '-Rd' is not enough. It says "Skip dependency version checks" so it doesn't care if you're using version 3 or 6 - that's different from skipping dependency check altogether.

Last edited by karol (2011-09-05 01:29:17)

fsckd · 2011-09-05 02:19:48

Hello ioos, a command in this thread no longer applies and will not work. That's what you get for reading a two year old thread and not doing your homework.
Please read: https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Fo … Bumping.27
Closing.

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#1 2009-06-09 23:59:59

Eclipse, replace openjdk6 with jre

#2 2009-06-10 00:25:40

Re: Eclipse, replace openjdk6 with jre

#3 2009-06-10 00:35:22

Re: Eclipse, replace openjdk6 with jre

#4 2009-06-10 02:25:11

Re: Eclipse, replace openjdk6 with jre

#5 2009-06-10 06:56:38

Re: Eclipse, replace openjdk6 with jre

#6 2011-09-05 01:09:45

Re: Eclipse, replace openjdk6 with jre

#7 2011-09-05 01:25:05

Re: Eclipse, replace openjdk6 with jre

#8 2011-09-05 02:19:48

Re: Eclipse, replace openjdk6 with jre

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