Install Tomcat 8 for Linux Mint 17 Qiana
How to Install and Getting Started with Apache Tomcat 8 Server on Linux Mint 17 Qiana Mate/Cinnamon/KDE/Xfce desktop.
Tomcat 8 Support Java EE 7, Java Servlet 3.1, JavaServer Pages 2.3, Java Unified Expression Language 3.0 and Java WebSocket 1.0.
The Apache Tomcat 8 is Java EE 7 Compliant with this New Features:
- Support for Java Servlet 3.1, JavaServer Pages 2.3, Java Unified Expression Language 3.0 and Java WebSocket 1.0.
- The default connector implementation is now the Java non-blocking implementation (NIO) for both HTTP and AJP.
- A new resources implementation that replaces Aliases, VirtualLoader, VirtualDirContext, JAR resources and external repositories with a single, consistent approach for configuring additional web application resources.
Inside the Post you find included instructions on How to Getting Started with Tomcat 8 Deployment on Linux Mint.
Finally, to improve the Visualization of the whole Process the Install Apace Tomcat 8 on Linux Mint 17 Qiana Tutorial Include the Essential Screenshots.
 
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Open a Command Line Session   In case first see: Terminal QuickStart Guide. 
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Download Apache Tomcat 8 Server. 
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Double-Click on Archive and Extract into /tmp   
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Relocate Apache Tomcat 8 Folder sudo chown -R root:root /tmp/apache-tomcat* sudo mv /tmp/apache-tomcat-8* /opt/ 
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Commands to Start and Stop the Tomcat Server - 
Start /opt/apache-tomcat-8*/bin/startup.sh 
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Stop /opt/apache-tomcat-8*/bin/shutdown.sh 
 
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To Access Tomcat Server Backend on Browser Go. localhost:8080 
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Tomcat 8 Deployment Quick Start. 

