Saturday, September 15, 2012

How-to Install Oracle JDK7 x64 on Linux Debian 7 Wheezy Amd64 Xfce Easy Visual-Guide

The Tutorial Show in Easy Steps How-to Install and Getting-Started with the Latest Oracle-Sun Official Java JDK7 x64 for Linux Debian 7 Wheezy Xfce 64bit 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 to Install the Java Web-Servers Tomcat 7 Java Server on Linux Debian.

 

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;)

  1. Download Oracle-Sun Java SE JDK7:

    Oracle JDK7 x64 tar.gz
  2. Find and Double-Click on the tar.gz Archive Java JDK 7 tar.gz Extraction 1

    Extract it Into the /tmp Folder.

    Java JDK 7 tar.gz Extraction Path
  3. Open a Terminal Window
    Linux DebianWheezy Xfce Open Terminal
  4. Relocate JDK 7
    su
    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 and Running with JDK 7:

    Quick Getting-Started Tutorial for JDK 7 Development
  7. How-to Install Evernote Linux Clone on Debian:

    Install Evernote for Debian