JAVA_HOME 1. Legacy use of JAVA_HOME As of the latest versions of java-common there really should be no need for JAVA_HOME as Java(TM) should be completely integrated with your Debian GNU/Linux system. For reference, the setting of JAVA_HOME for Sun Java is: JAVA_HOME=/usr/lib/jvm/java-6-sun 2. Selecting sun-java6 as the default Java(TM) implementation Please see README.alternatives for instructions on how to make sun-java6 executables and man pages the default on your system. 3. For developer information about this packaging of Java(TM) for Debian please visit: https://jdk-distros.dev.java.net/ In addition to technical information the jdk-distros site provides forums to discuss packaging of Java for Linux (and OpenSolaris) and to discuss the new Operating System Distributor License for Java (DLJ).