From 412f80a7bacca96b41cbff231f98e2ca1fa15c9c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Andreas Ntaflos Date: Sun, 22 Feb 2015 21:08:06 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Extend Limitations section Add note that this module doesn't support managing multiple Java installations in parallel. --- README.markdown | 2 ++ 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+) diff --git a/README.markdown b/README.markdown index d4dc030..b4dc030 100644 --- a/README.markdown +++ b/README.markdown @@ -76,6 +76,8 @@ The java module includes a few facts to describe the version of Java installed o This module cannot guarantee installation of Java versions that are not available on platform repositories. +This module only manages a singular installation of Java, meaning it is not possible to manage e.g. OpenJDK 7, Oracle Java 7 and Oracle Java 8 in parallel on the same system. + Oracle Java packages are not included in Debian 7 and Ubuntu 12.04/14.04 repositories. To install Java on those systems, you'll need to package Oracle JDK/JRE, and then the module will be able to install the package. For more information on how to package Oracle JDK/JRE, see the [Debian wiki](http://wiki.debian.org/JavaPackage). This module is officially [supported](https://forge.puppetlabs.com/supported) for the following Java versions and platforms: