Installing Oracle java in linux

Installing Oracle java in linux

  June 09, 2013    Suraj Chhetry

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Open JDK comes with linux as default Java provider.In order to install Oracle java here are some step

1. Download oracle java from here
2. Select Java Platform (JDK)
3. Accept License Agreement
4. Download by Clicking on *-linux-x64.tar.gz( for 64 bit OS ) or *-linux-i586.tar.gz( for 32 bit OS )
5. make a folder anywhere you want to keep java ( recommended on /opt) by using
   sudo mkdir /opt/java
6. give full permission to this folder by
   sudo chmod 777 -R /opt/java
7. unzip downloaded file on /opt/java
8. open .bashrc for editing
9. append following lines at the end of file and save it

                export JAVA_HOME=/opt/java

               PATH=$JAVA_HOME/bin:$PATH

   10. Open terminal and type 

                source .bashrc

   11. Open terminal and perform below command to make sure java is installed properly

                 java -version

          

         if above command successfully executed ,congratulation java is installed.Otherwise please check above step properly.