The Guide shows you Step-by-Step How to Install and Getting-Started with the Oracle-Sun Official Java JDK i586 on Debian Linux 7 Wheezy GNOME3 i386 Desktop.
After Installing you will need to Use the update-alternatives Command Tool to Update your System Java to Oracle Java 1.7 JDK.
To the Article Bottom there is a Link for Quick Start with Java JDK 7 Development and also How to Install the Java Web-Servers Tomcat7 for Debian.
And this Visual Guide includes the Basic Screenshots of All GUI Steps involved.
The Content give Focus Only to the Essentials Instructions and Commands to make it Easier to Follow.
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Download Oracel-Sun Java SE JDK:
Oracle JDK i586 tar.gz -
Find and Double-Click on the tar.gz Archive
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Open a Terminal Window
(Press “Enter” to Execute Commands) -
Relocate JDK 7
su
If Got “User is Not in Sudoers file” then see: How to Enable sudo
if [ ! -d "/usr/lib/jvm" ]; then mkdir /usr/lib/jvm; fi
The above command is used to create a jvm directory if not already there.
sudo chown -R root:root /tmp/jdk1.7*
Reiterate the Execution Permission over the Java binaries
chmod -R +x /tmp/jdk1.7*/bin
Finally, Shift the Java contents with
mv /tmp/jdk1.7* /usr/lib/jvm/
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Installing Oracle Java JDK 7
update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/java java /usr/lib/jvm/jdk1.7*/bin/java 1065
update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/javac javac /usr/lib/jvm/jdk1.7*/bin/javac 1065
update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/jar jar /usr/lib/jvm/jdk1.7*/bin/jar 1065
update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/javaws javaws /usr/lib/jvm/jdk1.7*/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. :)
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Optionally Set Java Environment Variable.
su <myUser>
nano $HOME/.bashrc
Append:
export JAVA_HOME=/usr/lib/jvm/jdk1.<X.Y_uZ>
Ctrl+x to Save & Exit from nano :)
source $HOME/.bashrc
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How to Install Oracle Java Browser Plug-In:
Guides to Installing the Tomcat7 Server on Debian Linux: