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Install JDK 1.7 on Linux (Ubuntu 14.04)
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jdk_linux_install
cd /opt
sudo tar -xzvf ~/Downloads/jdk-7u60-linux-x64.tar.gz
sudo mkdir -p /usr/lib/jvm
sudo mv ./jdk1.7.0_60/ /usr/lib/jvm/
sudo update-alternatives --install "/usr/bin/java" "java" "/usr/lib/jvm/jdk1.7.0_60/bin/java" 1
sudo update-alternatives --install "/usr/bin/javac" "javac" "/usr/lib/jvm/jdk1.7.0_60/bin/javac" 1
sudo update-alternatives --install "/usr/bin/javaws" "javaws" "/usr/lib/jvm/jdk1.7.0_60/bin/javaws" 1
sudo chmod a+x /usr/bin/java
sudo chmod a+x /usr/bin/javac
sudo chmod a+x /usr/bin/javaws
sudo chown -R root:root /usr/lib/jvm/jdk1.7.0_60/
sudo update-alternatives --config java
sudo update-alternatives --config javac
sudo update-alternatives --config javaws
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