Saturday, June 15, 2013

How-to Install Oracle Java JDK 7 for Linux Mageia 1-2-3 & Chaudron KDE4 i586 Easy Visual-Guide

The Tutorial Show Step-by-Step How-to Install and Getting-Started with the Latest Oracle-Sun Official Java JDK 7 i586 on Linux Mageia 1-2-3 & Chaudron KDE4 32bit Desktop.

 

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

 

To the Post Bottom there is a Link 4 Getting Installed also the Java Web-Server Tomcat7 for Linux Mageia.

 

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 more Easy & Digestive;)

Java On Mageia
  1. Download Oracle Java SE JDK 7:

    JDK 7 i586.tar.gz
  2. Find and Double-Click on the tar.gz Archive Java JDK 7 tar.gz Extraction 1

    Extract it Into the /tmp Folder.

    Java JDK 7 tar.gz Extraction Path
  3. Open a Terminal Window Debian Open a Terminal Window
  4. Relocate JDK 7
    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. Installing the Software Version Manager:

    urpmi update-alternatives

    How-to SetUp the Linux Mageia Urpmi Repositories:

  7. Getting-Started and Running with JDK 7:

    Quick Getting-Started Tutorial for JDK 7 Development