JDK linux install
JDK Tested on a CentOS 7 minimal installation Install The current latest stable version is 1.8.0_77 cd /opt/ wget --no-cookies --no-check-certificate --header "Cookie: gpw_e24=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.oracle.com%2F; oraclelicense=accept-securebackup-cookie" "http://download.oracle.com/otn-pub/java/jdk/8u77-b03/jdk-8u77-linux-x64.tar.gz" tar xzf jdk-8u77-linux-x64.tar.gz cd /opt/jdk1.8.0_77/ alternatives --install /usr/bin/java java /opt/jdk1.8.0_77/bin/java 2 alternatives --config java Set environment variable add a jdk.sh file in /etc/profile.d/ With the following content export JAVA_HOME=/opt/jdk1.8.0_77 export PATH=${PATH}:/opt/jdk1.8.0_77/bin Logout gnome-session-quit Test Test the installation by executing java -version