How to Install GlassFish 6/7 on Ubuntu 24.04 – Step by step

GNU/Linux Ubuntu 24.04 Installing GlassFish – Step by step Guide

How to Install GlassFish 6/7 Server on Ubuntu 24.04 Noble LTS GNU/Linux desktop/server.

And Eclipse GlassFish for Ubuntu Noble 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 Jakarta EE 9 Server.

1. 1. Accessing Shell

   Open a Shell Terminal emulator window
   Ctrl+Alt+t on desktop
   (Press “Enter” to Execute Commands).

   
   Or Login into Server Shell.

2. 2. Downloading GlassFish

   Download Eclipse GlassFish App Server for Linux.

   Get GlassFish Zip

   Grab Eclipse GlassFish 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:

   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

4. 4. Installing Oracle JDK

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

   Install Oracle JDK for Ubuntu

   Setup Oracle JDK 8+ for Ubuntu

5. 5. Installing GlassFish

   Finally, to Install Eclipse GlassFish on Ubuntu
   (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 chmod -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 Installation:

   which asadmin

6. 6. GlassFish Getting Started Guide

   Eclipse GlassFish Getting Started Guide for Ubuntu.

   Glassfish 6 Quick Start

   GlassFish 6/7 Getting Started Guide

Now Thanks to Jakarta EE and the Glassfish Community you Can Fully Enjoy the JEE 9 Development on GlassFish App Server.