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Install Java 6
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install_java6.sh
WORKING_DIR=`pwd`
# Download the jdk 1.6
wget http://ghaffarian.net/downloads/Java/JDK/jdk-6u45-linux-x64.bin
# Install the jdk
sudo mkdir /usr/lib/jvm
cd /usr/lib/jvm && sudo sh $WORKING_DIR/jdk-6u45-linux-x64.bin -noregister
sudo update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/javac javac /usr/lib/jvm/jdk1.6.0_45/bin/javac 50000
sudo update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/java java /usr/lib/jvm/jdk1.6.0_45/bin/java 50000
sudo update-alternatives --config javac
sudo update-alternatives --config java
# Set your JAVA_HOME
JAVA_HOME=`readlink -f $(which java)`
JAVA_HOME=`echo ${JAVA_HOME%/bin/java}`
echo "export JAVA_HOME=$JAVA_HOME" >> ~/.bashrc
source ~/.bashrc
# Navigate back and remove jdk bin
cd $WORKING_DIR
rm $WORKING_DIR/jdk-6u45-linux-x64.bin
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