Install Java On CentOS__Version 2

1, Check whether java has already been installed:

java -version

2, Install the Oracle JDK:

Download the JDK from the following link:

Java 8 From Oracle

3, Check the downloaded .tar.gz file:

4, Uncompress

Make a new directory for installation:

mkdir /usr/local/java

Uncompress to the installation directory:

tar zxvf jdk-8u231-linux-x64.tar.gz -C /usr/local/java/

5, Environment Variables

Open the "/etc/profile" file:

vi /etc/profile

Add the following lines to the end of the file (using "Shift + G" to jump to the last line):

export JAVA_HOME=/usr/local/java/jdk1.8.0_231
export JRE_HOME=${JAVA_HOME}/jre
export CLASSPATH=.:${JAVA_HOME}/lib:${JRE_HOME}/lib
export PATH=${JAVA_HOME}/bin:$PATH

The result should be like the following: 

Make the changes to the environment variables effective:

source /etc/profile

Check the environmental variables:

[root@localhost bin]# echo $JAVA_HOME
/usr/local/java/jdk1.8.0_231
[root@localhost bin]# echo $JRE_HOME 
/usr/local/java/jdk1.8.0_231/jre
[root@localhost bin]# echo $CLASS_PATH

[root@localhost bin]# echo $PATH
/usr/local/java/jdk1.8.0_231/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/root/bin

Add a soft link:

ln -s /usr/local/java/jdk1.8.0_231/bin/java /usr/bin/java

6, Check the Java that has been installed:

[root@localhost local]# cd /usr/bin/
[root@localhost bin]# ll | grep java
lrwxrwxrwx. 1 root root        37 Jan  7 12:33 java -> /usr/local/java/jdk1.8.0_231/bin/java

[root@localhost bin]# java -version
java version "1.8.0_231"
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.8.0_231-b11)
Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 25.231-b11, mixed mode)