Hi! The Tutorial shows you Step-by-Step How to Install Oracle-Sun Java JDK 7 i586 for Linux Xubuntu 12.04 Precise Xfce 32-bit 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 Linux Xubuntu.
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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Here Download Oracle Java SE JDK 7:
JDK 7 i586.tar.gzLink to Download the Latest JDK Release -
Double-Click on the tar.gz Archive and Extract into /tmp
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Open a Terminal Window
(Press “Enter” to Execute Commands) -
Relocate JDK 7
Copysudo su
If Got “User is Not in Sudoers file” then see: How to Enable sudo
Copyif [ ! -d "/usr/lib/jvm" ]; then mkdir /usr/lib/jvm; fi
The above command is used to create a jvm directory if not already there.
Copysudo chown -R root:root /tmp/jdk1.7*
Reiterate the Execution Permission over the Java binaries
Copychmod -R +x /tmp/jdk1.7*/bin
Finally, Shift the Java contents with
Copymv /tmp/jdk1.7* /usr/lib/jvm/
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Installing Oracle Java JDK 7
Copyupdate-alternatives --install /usr/bin/java java /usr/lib/jvm/jdk1.7*/bin/java 1065
Copyupdate-alternatives --install /usr/bin/javac javac /usr/lib/jvm/jdk1.7*/bin/javac 1065
Copyupdate-alternatives --install /usr/bin/jar jar /usr/lib/jvm/jdk1.7*/bin/jar 1065
Copyupdate-alternatives --install /usr/bin/javaws javaws /usr/lib/jvm/jdk1.7*/bin/javaws 1065
Checking or Setting the System Java Version in Use with.
Copyupdate-alternatives --config java
And for the Java Compiler instead:
Copysudo 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.
Copysu <myUser>
Copynano $HOME/.bashrc
Append:
Copyexport JAVA_HOME=/usr/lib/jvm/jdk1.<X.Y_uZ>
Ctrl+x to Save & Exit from nano :)
Copysource $HOME/.bashrc
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