Howto Install Tomcat 7 on Fedora 17 Linux Easy Visual-Guide

This Guide shows you How to Install Apache Tomcat 7 Server Release on Fedora Linux 17 Desktop.

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

For to improve the Visualization of the whole Process the Post 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. Relocate Apache Tomcat 7

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

   Login as SuperUser.

   su 

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

   Move.

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

   mv /tmp/apache-tomcat-7* /usr/share

4. Check if Java is Installed on your Platform

   java -version

   The Output Need to Show a Version >= 1.6.

   If Java is Not Installed then:

   Install the Latest Java JDK 7 on Fedora 16

   The Tutorial Contains Instructions 4 Installing Java JDK on Fedora 16 GNOME Linux

5. Command to Start and Stop the Tomcat Server

   • Start

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

   • Stop

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

6. Then to Access Tomcat Admin on Browser Go.

   http://localhost:8080
   

7. Tomcat 7 Deployment Quick Start:

   Tomcat Deployment Quick Guide

   Tomcat 7 Deployment Guide