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Install Sun Java JRE/JDK

Submitted by pag on Sun, 07/13/2008 - 12:43
  • Download Sun JDK

    • Download the Sun JDK from Sun Web site

    Select the RPM file

  • Install the JDK
    • chmod a+x .bin
./.bin

    When using the RPM install, the files are installed in /usr/java

  • Configure the alternatives configuration
    • alternatives --install /usr/bin/java java /usr/java/jdk1.6.0_07/jre/bin/java 100 --slave /usr/bin/keytool keytool /usr/java/jdk1.6.0_07/jre/bin/keytool  --slave /usr/bin/rmiregistry rmiregistry /usr/java/jdk1.6.0_07/jre/bin/rmiregistry

    Select the JVM

    alternatives --config java