WildFly Installation on Fedora 40 – Step by step

How to Install

2. 2. Downloading WildFly

   Download Latest WildFly JEE App Server

   WildFly App Server tar.gz

   Latest WildFly

   Grab the Application Server Release.
   And Save it.

3. 3. Installing WildFly

   And to Setup WildFly into the Target
   (This for a System-Wide Installation. For a Local one simply Run it from inside the Home directory.)

   First, access the Download location by default with:

   cd ~/Downloads

   To Check it’s there List the contents with:

   ls . | grep wildfly

   The grep Command refine the output List showing only the Entries matching the Keyword.
   But if you are in Trouble to Find it out on Terminal then See: How to Access Downloads Folder from Browser.
   And then Extract it directly into the Target:

   sudo tar xvfz ./wildfly*.tar.gz -C /opt/

   Then rename it to make easier configuring the Path:

   sudo mv /opt/wildfly* /opt/wildfly

   Last, set to Set the SuperUser as owner issue:

   sudo chown -R root:root /opt/wildfly

4. 4. Setting Up Path

   Set User’s Env Variable and Path.

   To Edit User .bashrc Config File:

   nano ~/.bashrc

   Append:

   export JBOSS_HOME=/opt/wildfly;
   export AS=$JBOSS_HOME;
   export PATH=$JBOSS_HOME/bin:$PATH

   Ctrl+x to Save & Exit from nano :)

   Finally, to Load New Environment Set-Up play:

   bash

5. 5. Installing Oracle JDK

   How to Install Recommended Oracle JDK on Fedora

   Install Oracle JDK 8+ for Fedora

   Setup Oracle JDK on Fedora.

   To check your current JDK version:

   javac --version && java -XshowSettings:properties -version 2>&1 | grep 'java.vendor'

   If it’s the official Oracle JDK, the output will include: java.vendor = Oracle Corporation.