How to Install GlassFish 4 on Fedora Gnu/Linux Easy Guide

Installing

2. Download Glassfish 4 JEE 7 App Server for Linux:

   Get Glassfish 4 Latest Release

   Browse for Glassfish 4 Release

   And the Full Platform is Used rather than Web Profile.

3. Installing Unzip Tool
   Check if already there:

   which unzip

   If not then:

   sudo yum install unzip

   If Got “User is Not in Sudoers file” then see: How to Enable sudo

4. Then Extract into /tmp
   Possibly Double-Click/Right-Click and Open with Archive Manager:

   

   Or from Command Line:

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

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6. Finally, to Install Glassfish 4 in Fedora
   (Here we describe a System-Wide Setup, for a Local one Just Run from Home)
   Set the SuperUser as Owner:

   sudo chown -R root:root /tmp/glassfish4

   And Switch contents:

   sudo mv /tmp/glassfish4 /opt/

   Moreover, Append Glassfish into User’s Path.

   echo "export PATH=$PATH:/opt/glassfish4/bin" >> ~/.bashrc

   To Reload Path simply:

   bash