Installing JDK 1.7 on CentOS

Question

I'm trying to install JDK 1.7 on CentOS on my server. I've downloaded java_ee_sdk-6u3-jdk7-linux-x64.sh from Oracle website. Looks like it requires graphic interface, which I don't have on remote server. I haven't found any RPMs on Oracle website. yum install java installed jdk 1.6, but I need 1.7

Solution 1

You should download the jdk-7u3-linux-i586.tar.gz or jdk-7u3-linux-x64.tar.gz and simply uncompress one of those archives.
It is enough to install a JDK (Java SE Development Kit 7 Downloads)

And it is quite different from installing a Java Platform, Enterprise Edition 6 SDK Update 3 (with JDK 7), from the Java EE 6 SDK Downloads (which, indeed, might require a GUI).

Solution 2

If I look at the download page, there is an rpm for x86 and x64

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/jdk-7u3-download-1501626.html

Comments

[Khaled]

Does not it show a CLI-based menu?

[alex347]

it shows this: ./java_ee_sdk-6u3-jdk7-linux-x64.sh This program requires DISPLAY environment variable to be set. Please re-run after assigning an appropriate value to DISPLAY.

[kinkajou]

after I uninstalled jdk why does yum asks for openjdk? I removed openjdk.

[VonC]

@kinkajou I don't know. I know jdk and openjdk are two different product, only the second one can be installed without having to accept a license first.

[kinkajou]

I have installed oracle jdk already but yum stills asks for openjdk.

[VonC]

yum should ask because of another product which depends on it, I suppose.