try: $ update-java-alternatives --jre-headless or $ update-java-alternatives --jre this will not update the plugin-alternative which is not available (y

try: $ update-java-alternatives --jre-headless or $ update-java-alternatives --jre this will not update the plugin-alternative which is not available (yet), see headius' comment => https://gist.github.com/1501186 (UPD: sorry, the following only applies to the standard OpenJDK7 on Ubuntu, not the u2 release ) also on i386 and armel see https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openjdk-7/+bug/850433 https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openjdk-7/+bug/850... workaround (change armel/arm to i386 if that's your arch): $ cd /usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-armel/jre/lib/arm/ $ sudo ln -s jamvm/libjvm.so .