How to Install Tomcat 9 on Lubuntu 16.04 Xenial Easy Guide

Install Tomcat 9 on Lubuntu 16.04 Xenial

Hello Lubuntu User! The Tutorial shows you Step-by-Step How to Install Tomcat 9 on Lubuntu 16.04 Xenial LTS GNU/Linux Desktop.

First, the Apache Tomcat 9 for Lubuntu 16.04 supports the Java Servlet 4.0, JavaServer Pages 2.4, Java Unified Expression Language 3.1 and Java API for WebSocket 2.0 specifications.

Moreover, in the Guide is included a Link to Tomcat 9 Deployment Getting-Started Guide.

Finally, to improve the Visualization of the whole process the Guide includes the essentials Screenshots.

1. Open a Shell Terminal emulator window
   Ctrl+Alt+t on desktop
   (Press “Enter” to Execute Commands)

   

2. Download Apache Tomcat 9 Java Server.

   Apache Tomcat 9 tar.gz

   Apache Tomcat 9 tar.gz Release.

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

   
   Or from Shell:

   tar xvzf ~/Downloads/apache-tomcat-9*.tar.gz -C /tmp/

4. And Relocate Apache Tomcat 9
   First, Set Permissions &amp Ownership with:

   sudo chown -R root:root /tmp/apache-tomcat-9*

   sudo chmod -R +xr /tmp/apache-tomcat-9*

   Then Switch contents:

   sudo mv /tmp/apache-tomcat-9* /opt/apache-tomcat-9

5. How to Install Required Oracle-Sun JDK 8+ on Lubuntu

   Install Oracle JDK for Lubuntu

   Installing Oracle Java JDK on Lubuntu

6. Now the Commands to Start and Stop Tomcat 9 Server.

   To Start Up:

   sudo /opt/apache-tomcat-9/bin/startup.sh

   To Shut Down:

   sudo /opt/apache-tomcat-9/bin/shutdown.sh

7. Finally, to Access Tomcat Server Admin on Browser Go to.

   http://localhost:8080
   Or whatever IP address the Server is installed…

8. Tomcat 9 Deployment Quick Start.

   Tomcat Deployment Quick Guide

   Contains Quick Start Guide on Apache Tomcat 9 Deployment