The Guide Show Step-by-Step How-to Install and Getting-Started with the Latest Oracle-Sun Official Java JDK 7 x86_64 for PCLinuxOS 2012.08 KDE4 64bit Desktop.
After Installing you will need to Use the update-alternatives Tool to Update your System Java to 1.7.
To the Post Bottom there is a Link for Quick Getting-Started with Java JDK 7 Development and Installing the Java Tomcat7 Server on PCLinuxOS 2012.
To Make the Entire Process Easier to Visualize and Retain the Article Includes the Basic Screenshots of the Essentials Steps Involved.
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Download Oracle Java SE JDK 7:
- Double-Click on Archive and Extract into the /tmp Folder.
- Open a Terminal Window
- Relocate JDK 7
su
mv /tmp/jdk1.7.* /usr/lib/jvm
- Update System Java to Oracle JDK7
update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/java java /usr/lib/jvm/jdk1.7.*/bin/java 1065
update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/javac javac /usr/lib/jvm/jdk1.7.*/bin/javac 1065
update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/jar jar /usr/lib/jvm/jdk1.7.*/bin/jar 1065
update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/javaws javaws /usr/lib/jvm/jdk1.7.*/bin/javaws 1065
Checking or Setting the System Java Version in Use with
update-alternatives --config java
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Getting-Started and Running with JDK 7:
Quick Getting-Started Tutorial for JDK 7 Development
Howto Install Apache Tomcat 7 Server on PCLinuxOS 2012
