How-to Install Oracle JDK 7 on PCLinuxOS 2013.10
The Guide Show Step-by-Step How-to Install and Getting-Started with the Latest Oracle Official Java JDK 7 x8664 on PCLinuxOS 2013.10 KDE4 32/64bit Desktop.
After Installing you will need to Use the update-alternatives Tool to Update your System Java to 1.7.
To the Article Bottom there is a Link for Quick Getting-Started with Java JDK 7 Development and Installing the Java Tomcat7 Server on PCLinuxOS 2013.
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Download Oracle-Sun Java SE JDK7 for Linux:
Oracle JDK7 32/64bit tar.gz- Double-Click on Archive and Extract into the /tmp Folder.
- Open a Terminal Window
- Relocate JDK 7
su
if [ ! -d '/usr/lib/jvm' ]; then mkdir /usr/lib/jvm; fi && 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
Getting-Started and Running with JDK 7:
Quick Getting-Started Tutorial for JDK 7 Development
Howto Install Apache Tomcat 7 Server on PCLinuxOS 2012
With this the How-to Install Oracle JDK7 for PCLinuxOS Guide is now Complete!
