Switch Linux Java Version (Ubuntu 12.04)

Problem:
I installed a new version of Java on Linux.  How do I quickly make it the default?


Solution:
$ java -version
java version "1.6.0_24"
OpenJDK Runtime Environment (IcedTea6 1.11.1) (6b24-1.11.1-4ubuntu3)
OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM (build 20.0-b12, mixed mode)


$ update-java-alternatives -l
java-1.6.0-openjdk-amd64 1061 /usr/lib/jvm/java-1.6.0-openjdk-amd64
java-1.7.0-openjdk-amd64 1051 /usr/lib/jvm/java-1.7.0-openjdk-amd64


$ sudo update-java-alternatives -s java-1.7.0-openjdk-amd64

...

$ java -version

java version "1.7.0_03"

OpenJDK Runtime Environment (IcedTea7 2.1.1pre) (7~u3-2.1.1~pre1-1ubuntu3)

OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM (build 22.0-b10, mixed mode)

References:

1. Install Sun Java Alternative in Ubuntu