Linux Mint 12 Lisa 64 Howto Install and Getting Started With Tomcat 7 Easy Visual-Guide

This Guide shows you How to Install Apache Tomcat 7 Server Release on Linux Mint Lisa 12 64-bit GNOME Desktop.

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

Finally, 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 and Extract into /tmp
   

3. Relocate 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.

   mv /path/To/apache-tomcat-7 /usr/lib

4. Check if Java is Installed on your Platform

   java -version

   The Output Need to Show a Version >= 1.6.

   If you Need to Install the Latest Java JDK on Linux Mint Lisa Here is a Guide:

   The Tutorial Contains Instructions 4 Installing Java JDK on Linux Mint 12

5. Command 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

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