How to Install Tomcat 7 Server for Ubuntu 12.04 Precise Easy Visual-Guide

Install Tomcat 7 on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Precise

The Guide shows you How to Install and Getting-Started with Apache Tomcat 7 Server on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Precise Pangolin GNU/Linux Desktop.

Inside the Post you will Find a Link to Getting-Started with Tomcat 7 Deployment on Ubuntu Linux.

Finally, to improve the Visualization of the whole Process the How to install Tomcat 7 on Ubuntu 12.04 Precise Tutorial includes the Essential Screenshots.

1. Download Apache Tomcat 7 Server.

   Apache Tomcat 7 tar.gz
   Apache Tomcat 7

2. Double-Click on Archive and Extract into /tmp
   

3. Open Terminal Window
   (Press “Enter” to Execute Commands)

   

   In case first see: Terminal QuickStart Guide.

4. Relocate Apache Tomcat 7

   sudo su -c "chown -R root:root /tmp/apache-tomcat*

   mv /tmp/apache-tomcat-7 /usr/lib"

5. Check if Java is Installed on your Platform

   java -version

   The Output Need to Show a Version >= 1.6.

   Install Recommended Oracle Java JDK on Ubuntu Linux:

   Install Oracle JDK for Ubuntu

   Setup Jdk 7 Ubuntu

6. Commands to Start and Stop the Tomcat Server

   • Start

     /usr/lib/apache-tomcat-7/bin/startup.sh

   • Stop

     /usr/lib/apache-tomcat-7/bin/shutdown.sh

7. Then to Access Tomcat Admin on Browser Go.

   http://localhost:8080
   

8. Tomcat 7 Deployment Quick Start:

   Tomcat Deployment Quick Guide

   Tomcat 7 Deployment Guide