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Sun/Oracle Java JDK/JRE 7u3 32-Bit/64-Bit RPM Packages

The document provides instructions for installing Sun/Oracle Java JDK/JRE 7u3 on Linux systems. It describes downloading the RPM packages, installing them with rpm, and configuring alternatives to set the default Java versions and switch between OpenJDK and Sun/Oracle Java versions. It also recommends setting the JAVA_HOME environment variable after installation.

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Sun/Oracle Java JDK/JRE 7u3 32-Bit/64-Bit RPM Packages

The document provides instructions for installing Sun/Oracle Java JDK/JRE 7u3 on Linux systems. It describes downloading the RPM packages, installing them with rpm, and configuring alternatives to set the default Java versions and switch between OpenJDK and Sun/Oracle Java versions. It also recommends setting the JAVA_HOME environment variable after installation.

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Download Sun/Oracle Java JDK/JRE 7u3 32-bit/64-bit RPM packages


Download Sun/Oracle Java 7u3 from here http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/index.html. Select rpm package (jdk-7u3-linux-i586.rpm, jdk-7u3-linux-x64.rpm, jre-7u3-linux-i586.rpm or jre-7u3linux-x64.rpm).

2. Change to root user.


sudo -i ## OR ## su -

3. Install Java JDK or JRE package


## JDK 32-bit ## rpm -Uvh /path/to/binary/jdk-7u3-linux-i586.rpm ## JDK 64-bit ## rpm -Uvh /path/to/binary/jdk-7u3-linux-x64.rpm ## JRE 32-bit ## rpm -Uvh /path/to/binary/jre-7u3-linux-i586.rpm ## JRE 64-bit ## rpm -Uvh /path/to/binary/jre-7u3-linux-x64.rpm

4a. Install Sun/Oracle JDK java, javaws, libjavaplugin.so (for Firefox/Mozilla) and javac with alternatives install command
Use Java JDK latest version (/usr/java/latest)
## java ## alternatives --install /usr/bin/java java /usr/java/latest/jre/bin/java 20000 ## javaws ## alternatives --install /usr/bin/javaws javaws /usr/java/latest/jre/bin/javaws 20000 ## Java Browser (Mozilla) Plugin 32-bit ## alternatives --install /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins/libjavaplugin.so libjavaplugin.so /usr/java/latest/jre/lib/i386/libnpjp2.so 20000 ## Java Browser (Mozilla) Plugin 64-bit ## alternatives --install /usr/lib64/mozilla/plugins/libjavaplugin.so libjavaplugin.so.x86_64 /usr/java/latest/jre/lib/amd64/libnpjp2.so 20000 ## Install javac only if you installed JDK (Java Development Kit) package ## alternatives --install /usr/bin/javac javac /usr/java/latest/bin/javac 20000 alternatives --install /usr/bin/jar jar /usr/java/latest/bin/jar 20000

Use Java JDK absolute version (/usr/java/jdk1.7.0_03)


## java ##

alternatives --install /usr/bin/java java /usr/java/jdk1.7.0_03/jre/bin/java 20000 ## javaws ## alternatives --install /usr/bin/javaws javaws /usr/java/jdk1.7.0_03/jre/bin/javaws 20000 ## Java Browser (Mozilla) Plugin 32-bit ## alternatives --install /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins/libjavaplugin.so libjavaplugin.so /usr/java/jdk1.7.0_03/jre/lib/i386/libnpjp2.so 20000 ## Java Browser (Mozilla) Plugin 64-bit ## alternatives --install /usr/lib64/mozilla/plugins/libjavaplugin.so libjavaplugin.so.x86_64 /usr/java/jdk1.7.0_03/jre/lib/amd64/libnpjp2.so 20000 ## Install javac only if you installed JDK (Java Development Kit) package ## alternatives --install /usr/bin/javac javac /usr/java/jdk1.7.0_03/bin/javac 20000 alternatives --install /usr/bin/jar jar /usr/java/jdk1.7.0_03/bin/jar 20000

4b. Install Sun/Oracle JRE java, javaws and libjavaplugin.so (for Firefox/Mozilla) with alternatives install command
Use Java JRE latest version (/usr/java/latest)
## java ## alternatives --install /usr/bin/java java /usr/java/latest/bin/java 20000 ## javaws ## alternatives --install /usr/bin/javaws javaws /usr/java/latest/bin/javaws 20000 ## Java Browser (Mozilla) Plugin 32-bit ## alternatives --install /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins/libjavaplugin.so libjavaplugin.so /usr/java/latest/lib/i386/libnpjp2.so 20000 ## Java Browser (Mozilla) Plugin 64-bit ## alternatives --install /usr/lib64/mozilla/plugins/libjavaplugin.so libjavaplugin.so.x86_64 /usr/java/latest/lib/amd64/libnpjp2.so 20000

Use Java JRE absolute version (/usr/java/jre1.7.0_03)


## java ## alternatives --install /usr/bin/java java /usr/java/jre1.7.0_03/bin/java 20000 ## javaws (32-bit only) ## alternatives --install /usr/bin/javaws javaws /usr/java/jre1.7.0_03/bin/javaws 20000 ## Java Browser (Mozilla) Plugin 32-bit ## alternatives --install /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins/libjavaplugin.so libjavaplugin.so /usr/java/jre1.7.0_03/lib/i386/libnpjp2.so 20000 ## Java Browser (Mozilla) Plugin 64-bit ## alternatives --install /usr/lib64/mozilla/plugins/libjavaplugin.so libjavaplugin.so.x86_64 /usr/java/jre1.7.0_03/lib/amd64/libnpjp2.so 20000

5. Check current java, javac, javaws and libjavaplugin.so versions


java -version java version "1.7.0_03" Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.7.0_03-b04) Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 22.1-b02, mixed mode) javaws Java(TM) Web Start 10.0.0.4-fcs [...] javac -version javac 1.7.0_03

Note: Check libjavaplugin.so with restarting Mozilla Firefox and writing about:plugins on address bar.

6. Swap between OpenJDK and Sun/Oracle Java JDK/JRE 6 and 7 versions


java
alternatives --config java There are 5 programs which provide 'java'. Selection Command ----------------------------------------------* 1 /usr/java/jdk1.6.0_24/jre/bin/java 2 /usr/lib/jvm/jre-1.5.0-gcj/bin/java + 3 /usr/java/jdk1.6.0_26/jre/bin/java 4 /usr/lib/jvm/jre-1.6.0-openjdk/bin/java 5 /usr/java/jdk1.7.0_03/jre/bin/java Enter to keep the current selection[+], or type selection number: 5

Note: java with [+] is currently on use javaws


alternatives --config javaws There are 3 programs which provide 'javaws'. Selection Command ----------------------------------------------* 1 /usr/java/jdk1.6.0_24/jre/bin/javaws + 2 /usr/java/jdk1.6.0_26/jre/bin/javaws 3 /usr/java/jdk1.7.0_03/jre/bin/javaws Enter to keep the current selection[+], or type selection number: 3

Note: java with [+] is currently on use libjavaplugin.so (32-bit)


alternatives --config libjavaplugin.so There are 3 programs which provide 'libjavaplugin.so'. Selection Command ----------------------------------------------* 1 /usr/java/jdk1.6.0_24/jre/lib/i386/libnpjp2.so + 2 /usr/java/jdk1.6.0_26/jre/lib/i386/libnpjp2.so 3 /usr/java/jdk1.7.0_03/jre/lib/i386/libnpjp2.so Enter to keep the current selection[+], or type selection number: 3

libjavaplugin.so.x86_64 (64-bit)
alternatives --config libjavaplugin.so.x86_64 There are 3 programs which provide 'libjavaplugin.so.x86_64'. Selection Command ----------------------------------------------* 1 /usr/java/jdk1.6.0_24/jre/lib/amd64/libnpjp2.so + 2 /usr/java/jdk1.6.0_26/jre/lib/amd64/libnpjp2.so 3 /usr/java/jdk1.7.0_03/jre/lib/amd64/libnpjp2.so Enter to keep the current selection[+], or type selection number: 3

javac
alternatives --config javac There are 3 programs which provide 'javac'. Selection Command ----------------------------------------------* 1 /usr/java/jdk1.6.0_24/bin/javac + 2 /usr/java/jdk1.6.0_26/bin/javac 3 /usr/java/jdk1.7.0_03/bin/javac

Enter to keep the current selection[+], or type selection number: 3

Note: java with [+] is currently on use

Post-Installation Setup
Add JAVA_HOME environment variable to /etc/profile file or $HOME/.bash_profile file Java JDK and JRE latest version (/usr/java/latest)
## export JAVA_HOME JDK/JRE ## export JAVA_HOME="/usr/java/latest"

Java JDK and JRE absolute version (/usr/java/jdk1.7.0_03)


## export JAVA_HOME JDK ## export JAVA_HOME="/usr/java/jdk1.7.0_03" ## export JAVA_HOME JRE ## export JAVA_HOME="/usr/java/jre1.7.0_03"

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