How to set the JAVA_HOME environment variable on Linux

Open /etc/environment in the text editor and add the following line:

Syntax:

JAVA_HOME="path_to_java_folder"

Example:

JAVA_HOME="/usr/lib/jvm/java-1.11.0-openjdk-amd64"

Reload /etc/environment by running the following command.

source /etc/environment

Show JAVA_HOME environment variable

echo $JAVA_HOME

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