Install Oracle Java 7 on CentOS 6

1. Download the latest Java 7 JDK from Oracle.
   • If your computer is intel 32 bit, download jdk-7uXX-linux-i586.rpm
   • If your computer is intel 64 bit, download jdk-7uXX-linux-x64.rpm
2. Install the rpm:

   sudo yum install jdk-7u*.rpm

3. Run the following script to update the java alternatives to use the ones from the newly installed JDK 7:
4. Add

   export JAVA_HOME=/usr/java/latest

   to /etc/bashrc

See Also

• Install Oracle jdk/jre 7 on CentOS/RedHat
• http://www.tecmint.com/install-jdk-jre-on-rhe-centos-6-5-and-fedora-17-12/
• https://d.stavrovski.net/blog/how-to-install-and-setup-oracle-java-jdk-in-centos-6/