How to Install GlassFish 5.0 on Linux Mint 19 Step By Step

Installing

2. 2. Downloading

   Download Glassfish 5.0 App Server for Linux:

   Get Glassfish 5.0 Zip

   Browse for Glassfish 5.0 Release

   And the Full Platform is Used rather than Web Profile.

3. 3. Extracting

   Then Extract Glassfish 5
   First, Check if Unzip is there:

   which unzip

   If Not then to Install the Unzip Tool:

   sudo apt install unzip

   If Got “User is Not in Sudoers file” then see: How to Enable sudo
   Then Double-Click on Archive and Decompress it into /tmp:

   

   Or from Command Line:

   unzip -d /tmp/ $HOME/Downloads/glassfish*.zip

4. 4. Installing Oracle JDK

   How to Install Required Oracle Java JDK 8+ onMint GNU/Linux.

   Install Oracle JDK for Linux Mint

   Setup Oracle JDK 8+ for Linux Mint

5. 5. Installing Glassfish

   Finally, to Install Glassfish 5.0 in Linux Mint
   (Here we describe a System-Wide Setup, for a Local one Just Run from inside Home)
   Set the SuperUser as Owner:

   sudo chown -R root:root /tmp/glassfish5

   Again, give Execution Permissions with:

   sudo chmod -R +x /tmp/glassfish5

   And then Switch contents:

   sudo mv /tmp/glassfish5 /opt/

   Furthermore, Append Glassfish into User’s Path:

   echo "export PATH=$PATH:/opt/glassfish5/bin" >> ~/.bashrc

   To Reload Path simply:

   bash

   Finally, to Test Glassfish 5.0 Installation:

   which asadmin