Hi! The Tutorial shows you Step-by-Step How to Install Oracle-Sun Java JDK 7 on Linux Mandriva 2011 KDE4 Desktop.
After Installing you will need to Use the update-alternatives Tool to Update your System Java to JDK 1.7.
To the Article Bottom there is a Link for Quick Start with Java JDK 7 Development and also to Install the Evernote Clone on Linux Mandriva.
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 Understand ;)
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Download Oracle-Sun Java SE JDK 7:
JDK 7 tar.gz -
Find and Double-Click on the tar.gz Archive
Extract it Into the /tmp Folder.
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Open a Terminal Window
(Press “Enter” to Execute Commands)Start Menu Search Terminal.
In case first see: Terminal QuickStart Guide.
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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*
chmod -R +x /tmp/jdk1.7*/bin
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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Getting-Started and Running with JDK 7:
How to Install Evernote Linux for Mandriva: