Linux 64-bit jre installation

cool_cat · Jan 16, 2009

cool_cat · Mar 13, 2009

BUMP!there is rpm also available.

cool_cat · Jul 24, 2009

Jre7 Experimental versions are available.

jre 7 files are available for 64-bit as .jar . installed jamvm and issued:

Code:

/usr/bin/jamvm  -jar jre-7-ea-bin-b65-linux-x64-16_jul_2009.jar

Accept the Agreement and Extract into Desktop and later copy the directory jre1.7.0 to /opt(else directly extract as root to /opt)

Java Platform, Standard Edition 7 Binary Snapshot Releases

64-bit:

http://www.java.net/download/jdk7/binaries/jre-7-ea-bin-b65-linux-x64-16_jul_2009.jar

the extracted jre1.7.0 is placed at /opt directory.

Code:

cd /opt/jre1.7.0/bin;chmod +x *

Working Fine on Firefox-3.5.1 .

you have to symlink :

Code:

sudo ln -sf /opt/jre1.7.0/lib/amd64/libnpjp2.so /usr/lib/firefox/plugins/

if that doesnot worked:

Code:

sudo ln -sf /opt/jre1.7.0/lib/amd64/libnpjp2.so /usr/lib/firefox-3.5.1/plugins/

or

Code:

sudo ln -sf /opt/jre1.7.0/lib/amd64/libnpjp2.so /usr/lib/firefox-addons/plugins/

vishalrao · Jul 24, 2009

java is dead. long live java.