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I have set my environmental variable $JAVA_HOME within the /etc/environment file. Worked like a charm! Now I want to remove it. After removing the line completely from the environment file, then do a reboot, it continues to resolve the path on:



echo $JAVA_HOME



How do I clean that out?






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  • Although I posted an answer on how to unset a variable, it appears you might be setting $JAVA_HOME in more than one place. What does it read when you type echo $JAVA_HOME?

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I have set my environmental variable $JAVA_HOME within the /etc/environment file. Worked like a charm! Now I want to remove it. After removing the line completely from the environment file, then do a reboot, it continues to resolve the path on:



echo $JAVA_HOME



How do I clean that out?






18.04 java environment-variables







share|improve this question

























  • Although I posted an answer on how to unset a variable, it appears you might be setting $JAVA_HOME in more than one place. What does it read when you type echo $JAVA_HOME?

    – WinEunuuchs2Unix
    18 hours ago














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I have set my environmental variable $JAVA_HOME within the /etc/environment file. Worked like a charm! Now I want to remove it. After removing the line completely from the environment file, then do a reboot, it continues to resolve the path on:



echo $JAVA_HOME



How do I clean that out?






18.04 java environment-variables







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I have set my environmental variable $JAVA_HOME within the /etc/environment file. Worked like a charm! Now I want to remove it. After removing the line completely from the environment file, then do a reboot, it continues to resolve the path on:



echo $JAVA_HOME



How do I clean that out?






18.04 java environment-variables




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  • Although I posted an answer on how to unset a variable, it appears you might be setting $JAVA_HOME in more than one place. What does it read when you type echo $JAVA_HOME?

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  • Although I posted an answer on how to unset a variable, it appears you might be setting $JAVA_HOME in more than one place. What does it read when you type echo $JAVA_HOME?

    – WinEunuuchs2Unix
    18 hours ago

















Although I posted an answer on how to unset a variable, it appears you might be setting $JAVA_HOME in more than one place. What does it read when you type echo $JAVA_HOME?

– WinEunuuchs2Unix
18 hours ago





Although I posted an answer on how to unset a variable, it appears you might be setting $JAVA_HOME in more than one place. What does it read when you type echo $JAVA_HOME?

– WinEunuuchs2Unix
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$JAVA_HOME will already have a definition on many systems without explicitly declaring it in /etc/environment:



$ echo $JAVA_HOME

/usr/lib/jvm/java-8-oracle


That said, the unset command will eliminate a variable. From: Unix / Linux - Using Shell Variables




Unsetting Variables



Unsetting or deleting a variable directs the shell to remove the
variable from the list of variables that it tracks. Once you unset a
variable, you cannot access the stored value in the variable.



Following is the syntax to unset a defined variable using the unset
command −



unset variable_name


The above command unsets the value of a defined variable. Here is a
simple example that demonstrates how the command works −



#!/bin/sh



NAME="Zara Ali"

unset NAME

echo $NAME



In our case we can use:



$ echo $JAVA_HOME

/usr/lib/jvm/java-8-oracle

───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────

$ unset JAVA_HOME

───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────

$ echo $JAVA_HOME



───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────

$





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    $JAVA_HOME will already have a definition on many systems without explicitly declaring it in /etc/environment:



    $ echo $JAVA_HOME
    
/usr/lib/jvm/java-8-oracle


    That said, the unset command will eliminate a variable. From: Unix / Linux - Using Shell Variables




    Unsetting Variables



    Unsetting or deleting a variable directs the shell to remove the
    variable from the list of variables that it tracks. Once you unset a
    variable, you cannot access the stored value in the variable.



    Following is the syntax to unset a defined variable using the unset
    command −



    unset variable_name


    The above command unsets the value of a defined variable. Here is a
    simple example that demonstrates how the command works −



    #!/bin/sh
    

    
NAME="Zara Ali"
    
unset NAME
    
echo $NAME



    In our case we can use:



    $ echo $JAVA_HOME
    
/usr/lib/jvm/java-8-oracle
    
───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
    
$ unset JAVA_HOME
    
───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
    
$ echo $JAVA_HOME
    

    
───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
    
$





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      $JAVA_HOME will already have a definition on many systems without explicitly declaring it in /etc/environment:



      $ echo $JAVA_HOME
      
/usr/lib/jvm/java-8-oracle


      That said, the unset command will eliminate a variable. From: Unix / Linux - Using Shell Variables




      Unsetting Variables



      Unsetting or deleting a variable directs the shell to remove the
      variable from the list of variables that it tracks. Once you unset a
      variable, you cannot access the stored value in the variable.



      Following is the syntax to unset a defined variable using the unset
      command −



      unset variable_name


      The above command unsets the value of a defined variable. Here is a
      simple example that demonstrates how the command works −



      #!/bin/sh
      

      
NAME="Zara Ali"
      
unset NAME
      
echo $NAME



      In our case we can use:



      $ echo $JAVA_HOME
      
/usr/lib/jvm/java-8-oracle
      
───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
      
$ unset JAVA_HOME
      
───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
      
$ echo $JAVA_HOME
      

      
───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
      
$





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        $JAVA_HOME will already have a definition on many systems without explicitly declaring it in /etc/environment:



        $ echo $JAVA_HOME
        
/usr/lib/jvm/java-8-oracle


        That said, the unset command will eliminate a variable. From: Unix / Linux - Using Shell Variables




        Unsetting Variables



        Unsetting or deleting a variable directs the shell to remove the
        variable from the list of variables that it tracks. Once you unset a
        variable, you cannot access the stored value in the variable.



        Following is the syntax to unset a defined variable using the unset
        command −



        unset variable_name


        The above command unsets the value of a defined variable. Here is a
        simple example that demonstrates how the command works −



        #!/bin/sh
        

        
NAME="Zara Ali"
        
unset NAME
        
echo $NAME



        In our case we can use:



        $ echo $JAVA_HOME
        
/usr/lib/jvm/java-8-oracle
        
───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
        
$ unset JAVA_HOME
        
───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
        
$ echo $JAVA_HOME
        

        
───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
        
$





        share|improve this answer















        $JAVA_HOME will already have a definition on many systems without explicitly declaring it in /etc/environment:



        $ echo $JAVA_HOME
        
/usr/lib/jvm/java-8-oracle


        That said, the unset command will eliminate a variable. From: Unix / Linux - Using Shell Variables




        Unsetting Variables



        Unsetting or deleting a variable directs the shell to remove the
        variable from the list of variables that it tracks. Once you unset a
        variable, you cannot access the stored value in the variable.



        Following is the syntax to unset a defined variable using the unset
        command −



        unset variable_name


        The above command unsets the value of a defined variable. Here is a
        simple example that demonstrates how the command works −



        #!/bin/sh
        

        
NAME="Zara Ali"
        
unset NAME
        
echo $NAME



        In our case we can use:



        $ echo $JAVA_HOME
        
/usr/lib/jvm/java-8-oracle
        
───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
        
$ unset JAVA_HOME
        
───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
        
$ echo $JAVA_HOME
        

        
───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
        
$






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