How to Install Oracle JDK 7 LXLE 16.04 Xenial Easy Guide

Install Oracle JDK 7 LXLE 16.04

Hello LXLE User! This Guide shows you Step-by-step How to Download and Install Oracle JDK 7 LXLE 16.04 Xenial LTS Desktop.

To SetUp Oracle JDK on LXLE 16.04 you will need to Use the update-alternatives Tool to Update your System Java to 1.7 JDK.

Moreover, to Make the Process Easier to Visualize the Post Includes the Basic Screenshots of the Steps Involved.

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1. First, Open a Command Line Terminal Window
   Ctrl+Alt+t on Desktop
   (Press “Enter” to Execute Commands)

   

   In case first see: Terminal QuickStart Guide.

2. Download Oracle Java SE JDK 7 for Linux:

   Here Oracle JDK 7 i586/x8664 tar.gz

   Link to Download the Latest Oracle-Sun Java 1.7 SE JDK 32/64-bit Release

3. Then Double-Click on the tar.gz Archive and Extract into /tmp

   

4. Next Relocate JDK 7.

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   sudo su

   If Got “User is Not in Sudoers file” then see: How to Enable sudo
   To Make a jvm Directory Only if Not already there
   (You can directly copy & paste the commands into the terminal)

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   if [ ! -d "/usr/lib/jvm" ]; then mkdir /usr/lib/jvm; fi

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   sudo chown -R root:root /tmp/jdk1.7*

   Then to shift the Oracle JDK 7 contents

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   mv /tmp/jdk1.7* /usr/lib/jvm/
   

5. Finally, to Install Oracle Java JDK 7.

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   update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/java java /usr/lib/jvm/jdk1.7*/bin/java 1065
   

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   update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/javac javac /usr/lib/jvm/jdk1.7*/bin/javac 1065
   

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   update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/jar jar /usr/lib/jvm/jdk1.7*/bin/jar 1065
   

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   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:

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   update-alternatives --config java
   

   To Switch of Java Version Just Enter the Selection Number/non First, Column. :)

6. How to Getting-Started with Java JDK 7.

   Here Java 7 Quick Start

   Quick Start with Java JDK Development

Now Thanks to Oracle-Sun Corporation
you are able to Successfully Start with Java JDK Use & Development.

How to Install Eclipse for Java SE on LXLE

Here Install Eclipse Java LXLE
Links to Installation Guides of Latest Eclipse IDE for Java SE Development on Linux LXLE Distro