2.6.1. Oracle JDK 1.6 update 31

Use the following instructions to manually install JDK 1.6 update 31:

  1. Check the version. From a terminal window, type:

    java -version
  2. Optional - Uninstall the Java package if the JDK version is less than v1.6 update 31.

    rpm -qa | grep java
    yum remove {java-1.*}
  3. Optional - Verify that the default Java package is uninstalled.

    which java
  4. Download the Oracle 64-bit JDK (jdk-6u31-linux-x64.bin) from the Oracle download site. From your browser window, go to http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javasebusiness/downloads/java-archive-downloads-javase6-419409.html#jdk-6u31-oth-JPR.

    Accept the license agreement and download jdk-6u31-linux-x64.bin to a temporary directory ($JDK_download_directory).

  5. Change directory to the location where you downloaded the JDK and run the install.

    mkdir /usr/jdk1.6.0_31
    cd /usr/jdk1.6.0_31
    chmod u+x $JDK_download_directory/jdk-6u31-linux-x64.bin
    ./$JDK_download_directory/jdk-6u31-linux-x64.bin 
    
  6. Create symbolic links (symlinks) to the JDK.

    mkdir /usr/java
    ln -s /usr/jdk1.6.0_31/jdk1.6.0_31 /usr/java/default
    ln -s /usr/java/default/bin/java /usr/bin/java
    
  7. Set up your environment to define JAVA_HOME to put the Java Virtual Machine and the Java compiler on your path.

    export JAVA_HOME=/usr/java/default
    export PATH=$JAVA_HOME/bin:$PATH
    
  8. Verify if Java is installed in your environment. Execute the following from the command line console:

    java -version

    You should see the following output:

    java version "1.6.0_31"
    Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.6.0_31-b04)
    Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 20.6-b01, mixed mode)


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