Friday, June 14, 2013

Oracle Java JDK7 x64 How-to Install and Getting-Started on Linux Kubuntu 13.04 Raring amd64 Easy Visual-Guide

The Tutorial Show Step-by-Step How-to Install and Getting-Started with the Latest Oracle-Sun Official Java JDK 7 x64 for Linux Kubuntu 13.04 Raring Ringtail KDE4 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 How-to Install the Java Web-Servers Tomcat7 for Linux Kubuntu.

 

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 Easier to Read & Digest ;)

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

    Oracle JDK7 x64.tar.gz
  2. Double-Click on the Archive and Extract into /tmp KDE Extract Java JDK 7 tar.gz
  3. Open Terminal Window
    Linux Kubuntu 12 Open Terminal
  4. Relocate JDK 7
    sudo su
    if [ ! -d '/usr/lib/jvm' ]; then mkdir /usr/lib/jvm; fi && 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. How-to Install Apache Tomcat 7 Server on Linux Kubuntu

    Install Tomcat7 for Kubuntu