Configuring multiple java on linux

Question

I have a linux vm which is our testing machine. as part of some initiative, I want to install some software on this vm which would require Java 6+. Currently its running java 5 which i don't want to change because of the compatibility with test environment.

I want to know who can i configure multiple JAVA on this vm.

it was given to us pre-configure by it group. but does this matter ? — Em Ae, Jun 22 '12 at 20:11
i believe java 6 is backward compatible with java-5.so y can't you remove java 5 and use java 6 sdk. — Akhi, Jun 22 '12 at 20:20

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Jun 22 '12 at 20:11

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By installing the binaries to another location, and then directily referencing the file you can start using a specific binary

Instead of

java -jar Derp.jar

it will be

/opt/java5/bin/java -jar Derp.jar

answered Jun 22 '12 at 20:11

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