> -----Original Message----- > From: Klaus Jantzen [mailto:k.d.jant...@t-online.de] > Sent: Freitag, 13. Februar 2015 09:46 > To: debian-user@lists.debian.org > Subject: Re: about installing Java > > On 02/13/2015 01:54 AM, Jack Chuge wrote: > > I want to install the latest version of Java on my debian desktop. Is > > there any quick way like using a terminal command? Though, I think > > debian is the most stable Linux distro I've ever used so far, on the > > other hand, I'm a newby to it. Any support is appreciated. > > Goto java.com, download the jdk1.8.xxxx.tar.gz for your computer > architecture and unpack it to a suitable directory as described in the > installation instructions in the download site (all takes you 5 min.). > > I put my java into "/opt/jdk1.8.0_31". > I use it e.g. to work with Eclipse. > > -- > K.D.J.
Here is the way I do it: 1. wget --no-cookies --no-check-certificate --header "Cookie: oraclelicense=accept-securebackup-cookie" "http://download.oracle.com/otn-pub/java/jdk/7u55-b13/server-jre-7u55-linux-x64.tar.gz"; (replace the linked url!) 2. tar xvfz name of the tarball -C /usr/lib/jvm/ 3. update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/java java /usr/lib/jvm/jre*1.7.0_10/bin/java 1065 *replace with the correct version *number should be higher than any other - use update-alternatives --config java to check then check the installation with 4. update-alternatives --config java Should show something lik: There are 4 choices for the alternative java (providing /usr/bin/java). Selection Path Priority Status ------------------------------------------------------------ * 0 /usr/lib/jvm/jdk1.7.0_55/bin/java 1067 auto mode 1 /usr/lib/jvm/java-6-openjdk-amd64/jre/bin/java 1061 manual mode 2 /usr/lib/jvm/jdk1.7.0_25/bin/java 1065 manual mode 3 /usr/lib/jvm/jdk1.7.0_45/bin/java 1066 manual mode 4 /usr/lib/jvm/jdk1.7.0_55/bin/java 1067 manual mode 5. java -version java version "1.7.0_55" Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.7.0_55-b13) Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 24.55-b03, mixed mode) (obviously, the version will vary depending on which one you install) Cheers, John PS: Who is General Failure, and why is he reading my C: Drive?
