Sunday, August 25, 2013

How to Install Oracle Java JDK1.6 on Ubuntu Linux

Hi all,
In this post I hope you to explain how to install JDK 1.6 on your Ubuntu OS. There are several ways to achieve it, if you are interested try to find other ways and tell others how it can do.

So first of all you have to download Java Development Kit(JDK). Use following link to find it

  1. Then select Java SE 6u45's JDK download.
  2. Check the Agreement
  3. Select self-extracting binary file(.bin file)Make sure you select the correct compressed binaries for your system architecture 32-bit or 64-bit

  • For example, if you are on Ubuntu Linux 32-bit operating system download 32-bit Oracle Java binaries.(for more instructions see)
  • For example, if you are on Ubuntu Linux 64-bit operating system download 64-bit Oracle Java binaries.(for more instructions see)

Set execute permissions.
  • in 32-bit run this command in terminal
    • chmod a+x jdk-6u <version>-linux-i586.bin
  • in 64-bit run this command in terminal
    • chmod +x 6u <version>-linux-x64.bin

Copy your downloaded Jdk file where you want to install it.
  • I create install folder inside my home folder and then create java6 folder inside install folder then copy the file

Run the self-extracting binary.
            Go to copied folder run,
                        cd install/java6
            in 32-bit run this command in terminal
                        ./jdk-6u <version>-linux-i586.bin
            in 64-bit run this command in terminal
                        ./jdk-6u <version>-linux-x64.bin
            when exaction is finish set the path variable

Path setting.
            Open .bashrc file,run this command in terminal
                        sudo gedit ~/.bashrc
            Add lines bottom of the page
                      #Java configuration:
(put a readability comment.this is only topic if you don't want it, ignore this line)
                     export JAVA_HOME=/home/hal/install/java6/jdk1.6.0_45
(setting environmental variable for Java.this is the path of jdk1.6.0_45 folder change it as yours )
                     export PATH=$JAVA_HOME/bin:$PATH
(setting path variable for java bin folder)
            Then save the file and source it ,run this command in terminal
                     source ~/.bashrc
           Close the file(ctrl+c) run this command in terminal
                    java -version

           It will give you following screen
screen shot