Why java and javac commands report different versions in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6?

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Issue

  • Why the different version are reported from java and javac?
# /usr/bin/javac -version
javac 1.6.0_32
# /usr/bin/java -version
java version "1.7.0_65"
  • How did it happen after installation?
  • How can we avoid it?

Environment

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6

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