Where is the appropriate location for setting a default JDK?

[Barry Hawkins]

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List,
~    I usually have a section like the following in my .bash_profile:

# IBM Java 1.4.2 SDK settings
export JAVA_HOME=/opt/IBMJava2-ppc-142
export PATH="${PATH}":"${JAVA_HOME}"/bin
export PATH="${PATH}":"${JAVA_HOME}"/jre/bin

which works fine for things I launch from a shell.  However, for things
like a KDE Application Button to launch Eclipse, this does nothing.
~    I am wondering that the most appropriate location would be for
setting the JAVA_HOME and associated PATH additions to indicate a
system-wide default JDK for my Debian installations.  I am currently
thinking of /etc/bash.bashrc, but because that may be overwritten when
bash upgrades, I am unsure.  Can some of you tell me best practices
and/or recommendations for this?

Regards,
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Barry Hawkins
All Things Computed
site: www.alltc.com
weblog: www.yepthatsme.com

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