java未找到命令,javac：未找到命令

I have installed java in my CentOS release 5.5 machine using the command yum install java. But I am unable to compile a class using javac.

Do I need to install any other package?

I have tried to locate the javac executable but i am unable to locate it.

/usr/bin/java is linked as follows:

/usr/bin/java -> /etc/alternatives/java

/etc/alternatives/java -> /usr/lib/jvm/jre-1.6.0-openjdk.x86_64/bin/java

I have seen the following output by yum list installed |grep java:

java-1.6.0-openjdk.x86_64 1:1.6.0.0-1.16.b17.el5 installed

tzdata-java.x86_64 2011b-1.el5 installed

解决方案

You installed the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) only, which does not contain javac. For javac, you have to install the OpenJDK Development Environment. You can install java-devel or java-1.6.0-openjdk-devel, which both include javac.

By the way: you can find out which package provides javac with a yum search, e.g.

su -c 'yum provides javac'

Another note: using yum and openjdk is only one possibility to install the JDK. Many people prefer Sun/Oracle's "original" SDK. See How to install Java SDK on CentOS? and links for alternatives.