Install Oracle JDK 9 on CentOS 7
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How To Install Oracle JDK 9 on CentOS 7

There are many programs and scripts that require java to run it, but usually Java is not installed by default on VPS or Dedicated Server. This article assumes you have at least basic knowledge of linux, know how to use the shell, and most importantly, you host your site on your own VPS. The installation is quite simple. In this tutorial we will learn how to Install Oracle JDK 9 on CentOS 7.

Install Oracle JDK 9 on CentOS 7

Step 1. First, remove the Java 1.6 or 1.7 have been installed already, you can uninstall them using the following commands.

yum remove java-1.6.0-openjdk
yum remove java-1.7.0-openjdk

Step 2. Downloading and Installing Oracle JDK 9 on CentOS 7.

First, go to Java 9 official website of Oracle, select the appropriate version and then download:

wget --no-cookies --no-check-certificate --header "Cookie: oraclelicense=accept-securebackup-cookie" \
http://download.oracle.com/otn-pub/java/jdk/9.0.4+11/c2514751926b4512b076cc82f959763f/jdk-9.0.4_linux-x64_bin.tar.gz

Next, change the directory to the location where you want to install the JDK, then move the .tar.gz archive binary to the current directory:

tar zxf jdk-9.0.4_linux-x64_bin.tar.gz -C /usr/local

Step 3. Install JAVA using alternatives.

After extracting archive file use alternatives command to install it. alternatives command is available in chkconfig package:

cd /usr/local/jdk-9.0.4/
alternatives --install /usr/bin/java java /usr/local/jdk-9.0.4/bin/java 2
alternatives --config java



There is 1 program that provides 'java'.

Selection Command
-----------------------------------------------
*+ 1 /usr/local/jdk-9.0.4/bin/java

Enter to keep the current selection[+], or type selection number: 1

At this point JAVA 9 has been successfully installed on your system. We also recommend to setup javac and jar commands path using alternatives:

alternatives --install /usr/bin/jar jar /usr/local/jdk-9.0.4/bin/jar 2
alternatives --install /usr/bin/javac javac /usr/local/jdk-9.0.4/bin/javac 2
alternatives --set jar /usr/local/jdk-9.0.4/bin/jar
alternatives --set javac /usr/local/jdk-9.0.4/bin/javac

Step 4. Checking Installed java version.

[email protected] ~# java -version
java version "9.0.4"
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 9+181)
Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 9+181, mixed mode)

Step 5. Setup global environment variables.

We can easily set the environment variables using the export command as shown below:

Setup JAVA_HOME Variable:

export JAVA_HOME=/usr/local/jdk-9.0.4

Setup JRE_HOME Variable:

export PATH=$PATH:/usr/local/jdk-9.0.4/bin

Congratulation’s! You have successfully installed Oracle JDK 9. Thanks for using this tutorial for installing Oracle JDK 9 on CentOS 7 systems. For additional help or useful information, we recommend you to check the official Oracle web site.

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