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The "FAQ/Linux_Unix" page has been changed by KonstantinKolinko: https://wiki.apache.org/tomcat/FAQ/Linux_Unix?action=diff&rev1=10&rev2=11 Comment: Amend "Linux distributions" section That is because each of these packages distributes the files of Tomcat in different places on the disk, sets different environment variables, sets different links from one directory to the other in the filesystem, etc.. + Moreover, some of those packages are notably outdated. + So it would be better to install a "standard" tomcat downloaded from the website [[http://tomcat.apache.org/]], to some directory like `/opt/tomcat`, and follow the instructions that are given in the "RUNNING.txt" file. @@ -29, +31 @@ Several notes: - * Download a "binary" version. Either a "tar.gz" or a "zip" file is fine. There is usually no need to re-compile Tomcat from the source code. + * Download a "binary" version. There is usually no need to re-compile Tomcat from the source code. - * The "tar.gz" files use GNU extensions to the tar file format. You need a GNU-compatible version of `tar` to unpack them. + * Either a "tar.gz" or a "zip" file is fine. The "tar.gz" files use GNU extensions to the tar file format (as mentioned in "README" file in the download area). You need a GNU-compatible version of `tar` to unpack them. * Learn how to run Tomcat with separate values of `CATALINA_HOME` and `CATALINA_BASE`, as explained in "RUNNING.txt". This will simplify further upgrades and maintenance. <<Anchor(Q1)>>'''When I run ps (on Linux), why do I see my java process a bazillion times!''' --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@tomcat.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@tomcat.apache.org
