Install Sun/Oracle Java JDK/JRE 6u45 on Fedora 18/17, CentOS/RHEL 6.4/5.9
Please note: This guide still working normally if you want install Sun/Oracle Java 6, but if you want latest Java 7 version, then check Howto Install Sun/Oracle Java JDK/JRE 7 on Fedora 18/17, CentOS/Red Hat (RHEL) 6.4/6.3/6.2/6.1/6/5.9.
By default, Fedora 18/17/16/15/14/13/12 and CentOS/Red Hat (RHEL) 6.4/6.3/6.2/6.1/6/5.9 Linux operating systems use the OpenJDK Java, which is a good choice for normal use and it works with almost all the Java programs normally. OpenJDK is also easy to install and maintain with YUM package management, but some cases, Sun/Oracle Java installation is necessary, for example, if some program have to compile with Sun/Oracle Java or a particular program does not work without Sun/Oracle Java.
This is guide, howto install Oracle Java JDK/JRE 6u45 on Fedora 18/17/16/15/14/13/12, CentOS/RHEL 6.4/6.3/6.2/6.1/6/5.9.
Install Sun/Oracle Java JDK/JRE 6u45 on Fedora 18/17/16/15/14/13/12 CentOS 6.4/6.3/6.2/6.1/6/5.9, Red Hat (RHEL) 6.4/6.3/6.2/6.1/6/5.9
1. Download Sun/Oracle Java JDK or JRE RPMs
Download Sun/Oracle Java JDK or JRE from here (current version is JDK 6 Update 45) http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/index.html.
Note: Select rpm.bin package (example jdk-6u45-linux-i586-rpm.bin, jre-6u45-linux-i586-rpm.bin, jdk-6u45-linux-x64-rpm.bin or jre-6u45-linux-x64-rpm.bin).
2. Change to root user.
sudo -i ## OR ## su - |
3a. Run Sun/Oracle Java JDK binary
chmod +x /path/to/file/jdk-6u45-linux-*-rpm.bin /path/to/binary/jdk-6u45-linux-*-rpm.bin ## OR ## sh /path/to/binary/jdk-6u45-linux-*-rpm.bin |
Note: Use full file name (without asterix) if you have both i586 and x64 versions downloaded.
3b. Run Sun/Oracle Java JRE binary
chmod +x /path/to/file/jre-6u45-linux-*-rpm.bin /path/to/binary/jre-6u45-linux-*-rpm.bin ## OR ## sh /path/to/binary/jre-6u45-linux-*-rpm.bin |
Note: Use full file name (without asterix) if you have both i586 and x64 versions downloaded.
4a. Install Sun/Oracle JDK java, javaws, libjavaplugin.so (for Firefox/Mozilla) and javac with alternatives –install command
## java ## alternatives --install /usr/bin/java java /usr/java/jdk1.6.0_45/jre/bin/java 20000 ## javaws ## alternatives --install /usr/bin/javaws javaws /usr/java/jdk1.6.0_45/jre/bin/javaws 20000 ## Java Browser (Mozilla) Plugin 32-bit ## alternatives --install /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins/libjavaplugin.so libjavaplugin.so /usr/java/jdk1.6.0_45/jre/lib/i386/libnpjp2.so 20000 ## Java Browser (Mozilla) Plugin 64-bit ## alternatives --install /usr/lib64/mozilla/plugins/libjavaplugin.so libjavaplugin.so.x86_64 /usr/java/jdk1.6.0_45/jre/lib/amd64/libnpjp2.so 20000 ## Install javac only if you installed JDK (Java Development Kit) package ## alternatives --install /usr/bin/javac javac /usr/java/jdk1.6.0_45/bin/javac 20000 alternatives --install /usr/bin/jar jar /usr/java/jdk1.6.0_45/bin/jar 20000 |
4b. Install Sun/Oracle JRE java, javaws and libjavaplugin.so (for Firefox/Mozilla) with alternatives –install command
## java ## alternatives --install /usr/bin/java java /usr/java/jre1.6.0_45/bin/java 20000 ## javaws ## alternatives --install /usr/bin/javaws javaws /usr/java/jre1.6.0_45/bin/javaws 20000 ## Java Browser (Mozilla) Plugin 32-bit ## alternatives --install /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins/libjavaplugin.so libjavaplugin.so /usr/java/jre1.6.0_45/lib/i386/libnpjp2.so 20000 ## Java Browser (Mozilla) Plugin 64-bit ## alternatives --install /usr/lib64/mozilla/plugins/libjavaplugin.so libjavaplugin.so.x86_64 /usr/java/jre1.6.0_45/lib/amd64/libnpjp2.so 20000 |
5. Check current java, javac, javaws and libjavaplugin.so versions
java -version java version "1.6.0_45" Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.6.0_45-b04) Java HotSpot(TM) Server VM (build 20.6-b01, mixed mode) javac -version javac 1.6.0_45 javaws Java(TM) Web Start 1.6.0_45 [...] |
Note: Check libjavaplugin.so with restarting Mozilla Firefox and writing about:plugins on address bar.
Java 6 Console output on Fedora 18:
6. Swap between OpenJDK and Sun/Oracle JDK versions
alternatives --config java # or javac or javaws or libjavaplugin.so There are 4 programs which provide 'java'. Selection Command ----------------------------------------------- 1 /usr/lib/jvm/jre-1.6.0-openjdk/bin/java 2 /usr/lib/jvm/jre-1.5.0-gcj/bin/java * 3 /usr/java/jdk1.6.0_18/jre/bin/java + 4 /usr/java/jdk1.6.0_45/jre/bin/java Enter to keep the current selection[+], or type selection number: |
Note: java with [+] is currently on use
Post-Installation Setup
Add JAVA_HOME environment variable to /etc/profile file or $HOME/.bash_profile file
## export JAVA_HOME JDK ## export JAVA_HOME="/usr/java/jdk1.6.0_45" ## export JAVA_HOME JRE ## export JAVA_HOME="/usr/java/jre1.6.0_45" |
yes firefox 3.0.5 shows java plugins in about:plugins folder but when i open java supported website firefox crash and when i remove java symlink then firefox does not crash.
Hi Rais,
Your install method sounds risky, if you have Firefox 3.0.5 installed from RHEL original RPMs. I recommend you to upgrade your RHEL to version 5.8 and you should get Firefox 10 RHEL patched version or alternatively install and test Firefox 17 on your user home dir and try Java plugin with it.
thanks for your reply, i have downloaded RHEL 5.8 64 bit but when i install it python-ldap missing and installation end, can you give me a link for RHEL 5.8 64 bit ?
hey you say upgrade can you tell me how can i upgrage 5.3 to 5.8 ?
You can download RHEL 5.8 from RHEL Download page.
Upgrade you can actually do simple using following command:
yum updateIf you have some important data on your system, then I recommend you to backup everything important before upgrade.
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