# Tiny issues with the .deb package on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Created:** [May 4, 2012, 7:23am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/tiny-issues-with-the-deb-package-on-ubuntu-12-04-lts/7559 "2012-05-04T07:23:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Dennis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e56c9b/32.png) [@Dennis](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Dennis)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2013, 12:18am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/tiny-issues-with-the-deb-package-on-ubuntu-12-04-lts/7559/21 "2013-10-23T00:18:23Z")
II would have to say , based on my look at the start up script, and tests, that it does NOT use $JAVA\_HOME that bash users see. You can look at the code yourself. Please point out to me which line in the installed /etc/init.d/elasticsearch bash script grabs $JAVA\_HOME. Now, I KNOW that I have it set, because I checked continously while trying to fix this problem. Tomcat actually has the EXACT same problem (at least, the latest tomcat7). Originally, I fixed it by going to /etc/default/tomcat7 and put a duplicate of $JAVA\_HOME value as I currenlty had in .bashrc file. I did the same thing to /etc/default/easticsearch. But I found and easier way. It might even set $JAVA\_HOME setting in one place as one would hope, but I'll have to check when I next reboot. Put 'JAVA\_HOME="/your/java/home" into /etc/environment. (You CANNOT use variable expansion, i.e. JAVA\_HOME="$SOME\_OTHER\_JAVA\_HOME". Only a new value ) Apparently, according to this [http://askubuntu.com/a/150815/21268](http://askubuntu.com/a/150815/21268), it work for all the services that get launched at any time after boot.. All the other places to set it only apply if an app is launched in a bash shell. HOW exactly in the startup script elasticsearch and tomcat7 are getting the value of JAVA\_HOME, I have no idea. It might be one of the sourced fiiles early in the script. But even if it IS getting the value that way, I don't see a test for JAVA\_HOME that would make it skip testing all the locations it tests. On Tuesday, September 18, 2012 2:58:52 AM UTC-7, kimchy wrote: > Its actually using $JAVA\_HOME by default in the bin/elasticsearch script. > The deb init.d script tries to find it automatically, based on a list of > common locations, and if its not found, it will use the regular $JAVA\_HOME > one. > > On Sep 16, 2012, at 5:42 PM, gearond \<[gea...@sbcglobal.net](mailto:gea...@sbcglobal.net) \\> > wrote: > > > I found the same problem using 19.7 ES on Ubuntu 10.10 ( I take my time > > updating, and I don't like the Unity desktop ) > > > > Why is ES not just using $JAVA\_HOME? Isn't that what it's for? > > > > -- > > View this message in context: > > [http://elasticsearch-users.115913.n3.nabble.com/Tiny-issues-with-the-deb-package-on-Ubuntu-12-04-LTS-tp3961419p4022755.html](http://elasticsearch-users.115913.n3.nabble.com/Tiny-issues-with-the-deb-package-on-Ubuntu-12-04-LTS-tp3961419p4022755.html) > > Sent from the Elasticsearch Users mailing list archive at [Nabble.com](http://Nabble.com). > > > > -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "elasticsearch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/groups/opt\_out](https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out). ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2017, 2:11am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/tiny-issues-with-the-deb-package-on-ubuntu-12-04-lts/7559/22 "2017-07-06T02:11:06Z")
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