Monday, May 13, 2013

Oracle Java JDK 7 32bit How-to Install and Getting-Started on Linux Lite 1.0.4 Xfce i386 Easy Visual-Guide

The Guide Show Step-by-Step How-to Install and Getting-Started with the Latest Oracle-Sun Official Java JDK7 i586 for Linux Lite 1.0.4 Xfce 32bit Desktop.

 

After Installing you will need to Use the update-alternatives Command Tool to Update your System Java to Oracle Java 1.7 JDK7.

 

To the Post Bottom there is a Link for Quick Getting-Started with Java JDK 7 Development and also How-to Install the Java Web-Servers Tomcat7 for Linux Lite.

 

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 of Guide are Expressly Reduced to Give Focus Only to the Essentials Instructions and Commands to Make the Tut Easier to Read & Digest ;)

Java On Ubuntu
  1. Download Oracle Java SE JDK 7:

    Oracle JDK7 i586.tar.gz
  2. Double-Click on the tar.gz Archive and Extract into /tmp Linux Lite Java JDK 7 tar.gz Extraction
  3. Open a Terminal Window Linux Lite 1.0.4 Xfce Open Terminal

  4. Relocate Oracle JDK7
    sudo su
    mkdir /usr/lib/jvm
    mv /tmp/jdk1.7.* /usr/lib/jvm
  5. 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. :)

  6. Getting-Started:

    Getting-Started Quickly with JDK7
  7. Guides to Install the Tomcat 7 Java Server on Linux Ubuntu-Based:

    Install Tomcat7 for Lite