The Tutorial Show in Easy-Steps How-to Install with the How-to Install the Latest Oracle-Sun Official Java JRE 7 Virtual Machine i586/x64 for Linux Mint 15 Olivia Cinnamon RC 32/64bit Desktop.
After Installing you will need to Use the update-alternatives Tool to Update your System Java to 1.7.
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Download Latest Oracle Java JRE 7 for Linux
- Double-Click on the tar.gz Archive and Extract into /tmp
- Open a Terminal Window
- Relocate JRE 7
su
if [ ! -d '/usr/lib/jvm' ]; then mkdir /usr/lib/jvm; fi && mv /tmp/jre1.7* /usr/lib/jvm
- Update System Java to Oracle JRE7
update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/java java /usr/lib/jvm/jre1.7.*/bin/java 1065
update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/javaws javaws /usr/lib/jvm/jre1.7.*/bin/javaws 1065
Checking or Setting the System Java Version in Use with
update-alternatives --config java
To Switch of Java Version Just Enter the Reference Number on First Column. :)
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