Wednesday, September 4, 2013

Oracle Java JRE 7 How-to Install on Linux Ubuntu 13.04 Raring 32/64bit Easy Visual-Guide

The Tutorial Show in Easy-Steps How-to Install the Latest Oracle-Sun Official Java JRE 7 Virtual Machine i586/x64 for Linux Mint 13.04 Raring Olivia 32/64bit Desktop.

 

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

 

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 & to Digest ;)

Java On Mint
  1. Download Latest Oracle Java JRE 7 for Linux

    Get Oracle Java JRE7 .gz
  2. Double-Click on the tar.gz Archive and Extract into /tmp Java JDK 7 tar.gz Extraction Path
  3. Open Terminal Window

    Cmd and Search "term"

    Linux Ubuntu Raring Open Terminal
  4. Relocate JRE 7
    su
    if [ ! -d '/usr/lib/jvm' ]; then mkdir /usr/lib/jvm; fi && mv /tmp/jre1.7* /usr/lib/jvm
  5. Update System Java to Oracle JRE7
    update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/java java /usr/lib/jvm/jre1.7.*/bin/java 1065
    update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/javaws javaws /usr/lib/jvm/jre1.7.*/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. How-to Install Evernote Clone on Linux Ubuntu:

    Installing Evernote for Ubuntu