How to Install/Update Java (JDK) on Oracle Linux
Oracle Linux uses RPM (Red Hat Package Manager). If you want to install latest Java platform, you can download Java RPM packages from:
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/index.html
Oracle releases Java RPM wrapped in a self-extracting binary file. So instead of using rpm tool, you just change the mode of file, and make it executable and then run it:
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su - root chmod +x jdk-6u26-linux-i586-rpm.bin ./jdk-6u26-linux-i586-rpm.bin Unpacking... Checksumming... Extracting... UnZipSFX 5.50 of 17 February 2002, by Info-ZIP (Zip-Bugs@lists.wku.edu). inflating: jdk-6u26-linux-i586.rpm inflating: sun-javadb-common-10.6.2-1.1.i386.rpm inflating: sun-javadb-core-10.6.2-1.1.i386.rpm inflating: sun-javadb-client-10.6.2-1.1.i386.rpm inflating: sun-javadb-demo-10.6.2-1.1.i386.rpm inflating: sun-javadb-docs-10.6.2-1.1.i386.rpm inflating: sun-javadb-javadoc-10.6.2-1.1.i386.rpm Preparing... ################################### [100%] 1:jdk ################################### [100%] Unpacking JAR files... rt.jar... jsse.jar... charsets.jar... tools.jar... localedata.jar... plugin.jar... javaws.jar... deploy.jar... Installing JavaDB Preparing... ################################### [100%] 1:sun-javadb-common ################################### [ 17%] 2:sun-javadb-core ################################### [ 33%] 3:sun-javadb-client ################################### [ 50%] 4:sun-javadb-demo ################################### [ 67%] 5:sun-javadb-docs ################################### [ 83%] 6:sun-javadb-javadoc ################################### [100%] Java(TM) SE Development Kit 6 successfully installed. Product Registration is FREE and includes many benefits: * Notification of new versions, patches, and updates * Special offers on Oracle products, services and training * Access to early releases and documentation Product and system data will be collected. If your configuration supports a browser, the JDK Product Registration form will be presented. If you do not register, none of this information will be saved. You may also register your JDK later by opening the register.html file (located in the JDK installation directory) in a browser. For more information on what data Registration collects and how it is managed and used, see: http://java.sun.com/javase/registration/JDKRegistrationPrivacy.html |
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