How to Install Apache Tomcat 9 on Linux Mint 18.x Easy Visual-Guide

Apache Tomcat 9 Quick Start on Mint 18.x

Hello Mint User! The Tutorial shows you Step-by-Step How to Install and Getting-Started with Apache Tomcat 9 Java Web Server on Linux Mint 18.x LTS GNU+Linux Mate/Cinnamon/KDE/Xfce Desktop.

Apache Tomcat 9 supports the Java Servlet 4.0, JavaServer Pages 2.4, Java Unified Expression Language 3.1 and Java API for WebSocket 2.0 specifications.

The Guide include a Link to Tomcat 9 Deployment Getting-Started Guide.

Finally, to improve the Visualization of the whole Process the How to install Tomcat 9 on Mint Tutorial includes the Essential Screenshots.

1. Open a Shell Terminal emulator window
   (Press “Enter” to Execute Commands)

   

   In case first see: Terminal QuickStart Guide.

2. Download Apache Tomcat 9 Server

   Apache Tomcat 9 tar.gz

   Apache Tomcat 9 tar.gz Release.

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

   
   Or from Shell:

   tar xvzf ~/Downloads/apache-tomcat-9*.tar.gz -C /tmp/

4. Relocate Apache Tomcat 9
   First, Set Permissions with:

   sudo chown -R root:root /tmp/apache-tomcat-9*

   sudo chmod -R +xr /tmp/apache-tomcat-9*

   Then Switch contents:

   sudo mv /tmp/apache-tomcat-9* /opt/apache-tomcat-9

5. How to Install Required Oracle-Sun Java JDK 8+ on Mint:

   Install Oracle JDK for Mint

   Installing Oracle Java JDK on Mint

6. Commands to Start and Stop the Tomcat Server.

   To Start Up:

   sudo /opt/apache-tomcat-9/bin/startup.sh

   To Shut Down:

   sudo /opt/apache-tomcat-9/bin/shutdown.sh

7. To Access Tomcat Server Admin on Browser Go to.

   http://localhost:8080

8. Tomcat 9 Deployment Quick Start.

   Tomcat Deployment Quick Guide

   Contains Quick Start Guide on Apache Tomcat 9 Deployment