The Tutorial Show in Easy-Steps How-to Install and Getting-Started with the Latest Oracle-Sun Official Java JDK 7 x86_64 for SparkyLinux 2.1 Eris Mate Amd64 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 also How-to Install Apache Tomcat7 Server for Linux SparkyLinux.
To Make the Entire Process Easier to Visualize and Retain the Article Includes the Basic Screenshots of the Essentials Steps Involved.
The Content and Details are Expressly Reduced to Give Focus Only to the Essentials Instructions and Commands and Make Tut more Easy & Digestive;)
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Download Oracle Java SE JDK 7:
- Double-Click on the tar.gz Archive and Extract into /tmp
- Open a Terminal Window:
- Relocate JDK 7
su
mkdir /usr/lib/jvm
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
To Switch of Java Version Just Enter the Reference Number on First Column. :)
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