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Install Java On The Linux Machine

Type Of Operating System

1. Connect to the Linux machine using the MobaXTerm.
2. Write the following command.

uname -i

Download The Setup

1. Go to the URL - https://www.oracle.com/in/java/technologies/javase/javase-jdk8-downloads.html
2. Go to the section "Java SE Development Kit 8u271" and download the .rpm file according to the operating system.


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3. A pop-up window will come to accept terms and conditions.


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4. Once you click on the button "Download JDK-8u271-linux-x64.rpm", the page will be redirected to the login screen.


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5. Enter the valid username and password and click on the "Sign In" button. Create an account if you do not have the existing account.
6. Once your credentials are authenticated, the setup file will be downloaded.

Install Java

1. Open WinSCP.
2. Connect to the linux server.
3. Transfer the file "JDK-8u271-linux-x64.rpm" from your local machine to the Linux server.
4. Open MobaXTerm and connect to the server.
5. Switch the user using the sudo -i command.
6. Run the following command.

rpm -ivh /home/karan/jdk-8u271-linux-x64.rpm



Once the command is executed, the Java is installed on your machine.




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Install using the .tar file


Like rpm, you can follow the same steps for .tar file. One more step you have to follow is to extract the file using the following command.



tar -xvf /home/karan/jdk-8u271-linux-x64.tar.gz