The Guide Show the Easy-Way of How-to Install and Getting-Started with the Latest Oracle Java JDK 7 x64 on Fuduntu 2012.04 64bit Gnome Desktop.
After Installing you will need to Use the update-alternatives Tool to Update your System Java to JDK 1.7.
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 Tomcat7 on Fuduntu.
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 Java JDK 7:
- Double-Click on Archive and Extract Into /tmp
- Open Terminal Window
- Relocate JDK 7
su
mv /tmp/jdk1.7.* /usr/lib/jvm
- Update System Java to 1.7
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
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Getting-Started and Running with JDK 7:
Quick Getting-Started Tutorial for JDK 7 Development
Howto Install Apache Tomcat7 Server on Linux Fuduntu
