Nothing: Install Oracle JDK 7 on Ubuntu

A script to install Oracle JDK 7 on Ubuntu.

There are may resources on the web to install JDK 7 on Ubuntu/Debian.

This link for example, covers all uses cases, including browser plugins.

For basic requirements like running command line Java programs, this simple script works best for me:

#!/bin/bash

JAVA_BIN="/usr/lib/jvm/jdk1.7.0/bin/java"

JAVA_CURR_BIN=$(update-alternatives --query java | awk '/^Value/{print $2}')

if [[ ${JAVA_BIN} = ${JAVA_CURR_BIN} ]] ; then

echo "Correct java already in use. Set java: ${JAVA_CURR_BIN}"

echo "About to install: ${JAVA_BIN}"

echo "Exit with nothing to do"

exit

tar xzf jdk-7u7-linux-x64.tar.gz

mkdir -p /usr/lib/jvm/

rm -rf /usr/lib/jvm/jdk1.7.0

mv ./jdk1.7.0_07 /usr/lib/jvm/jdk1.7.0

update-alternatives --install "/usr/bin/java" "java" "/usr/lib/jvm/jdk1.7.0/bin/java" 1

update-alternatives --install "/usr/bin/javac" "javac" "/usr/lib/jvm/jdk1.7.0/bin/javac" 1

update-alternatives --install "/usr/bin/javaws" "javaws" "/usr/lib/jvm/jdk1.7.0/bin/javaws" 1

# interactive:

#update-alternatives --config java

# non-interactive:

update-alternatives --set java ${JAVA_BIN}

JAVA_CURR_BIN=$(update-alternatives --query java | awk '/^Value/{print $2}')

echo "Installed java at ${JAVA_CURR_BIN}"

I use a modified version of the above script in a puppet recipe for automated installs.