GNU/Linux Debian Trixie Installing GlassFish 6/7 – Step by step Guide
How to Install Eclipse GlassFish 6.x/7.x on Debian Trixie 13.x GNU/Linux desktop/server.
And Eclipse GlassFish 6/7 for Debian 13 provides a Complete Application Server which serves as the Reference Implementation for the Jakarta EE Specification.
Moreover, Eclipse GlassFish includes a Complete Administration Console, Clustering Support, and other Developer and Production focused Tools and Features.
Especially relevant: the Only Requirement is an Oracle Java JDK 8+ Installation.
Finally, to the article Bottom you Find a Link to Quick Start with GlassFish 6/7 Jakarta EE 9/10 Server.
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1. Accessing Shell
Open a Shell Terminal emulator window
(Press “Enter” to Execute Commands).Or Login into Server Shell.
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2. Downloading GlassFish
Download Eclipse GlassFish 6/7 App Server for Linux.
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 Debian
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3. Extracting GlassFish
Then Extract GlassFish 5
First, Check if Unzip is there:which unzip
If Not then to Install the Unzip Tool:
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:
unzip -d /tmp/ $HOME/Downloads/glassfish*.zip
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4. Installing Oracle JDK
How to Install Required Oracle Java JDK 8+ on Debian Linux.
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5. Installing GlassFish
Finally, to Install Eclipse GlassFish 6/7 Server on Debian
(Here we describe a System-Wide Setup, for a Local one Just Run from inside Home)
Set the SuperUser as Owner:sudo chown -R root:root /tmp/glassfish*
Again, give Execution Permissions with:sudo chown -R +x /tmp/glassfish*
And then Switch contents:
sudo mv /tmp/glassfish* /opt/
Moreover, Append GlassFish into User’s Path:
echo "export PATH=$PATH:/opt/glassfish7/bin" >> ~/.bashrc
In case replace the Version in the above Command.
To Reload Path simply:
bash
Finally, to Test GlassFish 6/7 Installation:
which asadmin
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6. GlassFish 6/7 Getting Started Guide
Eclipse GlassFish 6/7 Getting Started Guide for Debian.
Now Thanks to Jakarta EE and the GlassFish Community you Can Fully Enjoy the JEE 9 Development on GlassFish 6/7 App Server.