Step-by-step – GlassFish 6/7 Ubuntu 18.04 Installation

Installing

2. 2. Downloading GlassFish

   Download Eclipse GlassFish App Server for Linux.

   Here Get GlassFish Zip

   Link to Download the Latest GlassFish Server Jakarta EE Release

   Use the Web Profile for Servlet, JSF and JSB Apps.

   If you are using Firefox then on Prompt Choose “Open with Archive Manager”:

   

   Or After try to Select the Package by the Downloads Button on Top Panel:

   

   Instead, on Google-Chrome simply try to Choose the Package on the Bottom Panel:

   

   How to Install Chrome Browser on Linux

3. 3. Extracting GlassFish

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

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   which unzip

   If Not then to Install the Unzip Tool:

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   sudo apt install unzip

   Authenticate with the User Admin Pass.
   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:

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

4. 4. Installing Oracle JDK

   How to Install Required Oracle Java JDK 8+ on Ubuntu Linux.

   Here Install Oracle JDK for Ubuntu

   Oracle Java JDK Setup on Ubuntu Linux Distro Guide List

5. 5. Installing GlassFish

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

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   sudo chown -R root:root /tmp/glassfish*

   Again, give Execution Permissions with:

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   sudo chown -R +x /tmp/glassfish*

   And then Switch contents:

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   sudo mv /tmp/glassfish* /opt/

   Moreover, Append Glassfish into User’s Path:

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   echo "export PATH=$PATH:/opt/glassfish7/bin" >> ~/.bashrc

   In case replace the Version in the above Command.

   To Reload Path simply:

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   bash

   Finally, to Test GlassFish Installation:

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   which asadmin