jps not working

Question

I have installed java-1.6.0-openjdk-devel.

$java -version

java version "1.6.0_24"

OpenJDK Runtime Environment (IcedTea6 1.11.3) (rhel-1.48.1.11.3.el6_2-x86_64)

OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM (build 20.0-b12, mixed mode)

when typing jps into command prompt

$jps

-bash: jps: command not found

I do not believe it is an openjdk error because I have used it around 6 months back on the same system and it worked fine. Also, it works fine on my laptop.

Answer 1

Add JAVA_HOME to PATH variable in bashrc file if you are using linux based OS.

vim ~/.bashrc
export JAVA_HOME=/opt/jdk1.8.0_72/
export PATH=$JAVA_HOME/bin:$PATH
source ~/.bashrc

Answer 2

check the installation directory of java i.e $JAVA_HOME

then make a sym link i.e

ln -s $JAVA_HOME/bin/jps /usr/bin/jps

Answer 3

jps is not part of the openjdk. you have to install it by using the command

for java 7 - sudo yum install java-1.7.0-openjdk-devel

for java 8 - sudo yum install java-1.8.0-openjdk-devel

Answer 4

When I try jps I got

jps: command not found...

Because I did not install jps

and I solved by installing jdk.

yum install jdk

Answer 5

This command also worked me:

alias jps='<your JDK path>/bin/jps'

Answer 6

You just have to put $JAVA_HOME/bin in your $PATH variable.