Install Oracle JDK 6 Linux Mint 16 Petra Easy Visual-Guide

February 28, 2014 | By the+gnu+linux+evangelist.

Install Oracle JDK 6 on Linux Mint 16 Petra

The Tutorial shows you in Easy-Steps How to Download and Install Oracle JDK 6 Linux Mint 16 Mate/Cinnamon/Kde/Xfce 32/64-bit Visual-Guide.

After Installing you will need to Use the update-alternatives Tool to Update the Installed JDK 6 Linux Mint.

To the How to Download and Install Oracle JDK 6 on Linux Mint 16 Mate Bottom there is a Link for Quick Start with Oracle Java JDK 6 Linux Mint Development and also How to Install Evernote Clone for Linux Mint.

And this Visual Guide includes the Oracle JDK 6 Linux Mint Installation Basic Screenshots of All GUI Steps involved.

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  1. Download Oracle Java SE JDK 6

    Oracle JDK6 .bin
  • Open a Terminal Window
    (Press “Enter” to Execute Commands)

    Install Oracle JDK 6 on Linux Mint 16 Petra - Open Terminal
  • Unpack the jdk6.bin Archive

    sudo su

    If Got “User is Not in Sudoers file” then see: How to Enable sudo

    chmod +x </path/2>/jdk1.6*.bin
    .</path/2>/jdk1.6*.bin
  • Relocate JDK 6

    if [ ! -d "/usr/lib/jvm" ]; then mkdir /usr/lib/jvm; fi
    mv </path/2>/jdk1.6.* /usr/lib/jvm
  • Installing Oracle Java JDK6

    update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/java java /usr/lib/jvm/jdk1.6.*/bin/java 1065
    update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/javac javac /usr/lib/jvm/jdk1.6.*/bin/javac 1065
    update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/jar jar /usr/lib/jvm/jdk1.6.*/bin/jar 1065
    update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/javaws javaws /usr/lib/jvm/jdk1.6.*/bin/javaws 1065

    Checking or Setting the System Java Version in Use with

    update-alternatives --config java

    And for the Java Compiler instead:

    sudo update-alternatives --config javac

    To Switch of Java Version Just Enter the Reference Number on First, Column. :)

  • Getting-Started

  • How to Install Evernote Clone on Linux Mint

    Evernote for Linux Mint

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