January 3, 2014 | By the+gnu+linux+evangelist.
Oracle JDK 7 Quick Start for LMDE
The Tutorial shows you in Easy-Steps How to Install Oracle-Sun Java JDK 7 for Linux Mint Debian Edition 2012/2013/2014 Mate/Cinnamon i386/amd64 GNU Desktop.
After Installing you will need to Use the update-alternatives Tool to Update your System Java to 1.7.
To the How to Download and Install Oracle JDK 8+ on Linux Mint Debian 2012/2013/2014 Bottom there is a Link for Quick Start with Java JDK 7 Development and also How to Install Evernote Clone for Linux Mint.
And this Visual Guide includes the Basic Screenshots of All GUI Steps involved.
The Contents and Details are Expressly Essentials to Give Focus Only to the Essentials Instructions and Commands and Make Tut Easier to Read & to Digest ;)
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Download Oracle Java SE JDK 7:
Double-Click on the tar.gz Archive and Extract into /tmp
Open a Terminal Window
(Press “Enter” to Execute Commands)
In case first see: Terminal QuickStart Guide.
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/
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. :)
Getting-Started:
Java Development Quick Start
How to Install IntelliJ IDEA for Java on LMDE:
IntelliJ IDEA Quick Start for LMDE.
How to Install Eclipse IDE for Java on LMDE:
Eclipse IDE Quick Start for LMDE.
How to Install Evernote Clone on Linux Mint:
Installing Nixnote on Linux Mint.
