Install Sun JRE in Mint
Download JRE from www.java.com: jre-7u9-linux-x64.tar.gz (as of 201212)
to ~/Downloads
$ sudo mkdir -p -v /opt/java/64 $ cd Downloads && tar xvzf ~/Downloads/jre-7u9-linux-x64.tar.gz $ sudo mv -v ~/Downloads/jre1.7.0_09 /opt/java/64 $ sudo update-alternatives --install "/usr/bin/java" "java" "/opt/java/64/jre1.7.0_09/bin/java" 1 $ sudo update-alternatives --set java /opt/java/64/jre1.7.0_09/bin/java
note:
run sudo update-alternatives –auto java to let system decide which java version to use
$ sudo update-alternatives --auto java update-alternatives: using /usr/lib/jvm/java-6-openjdk-amd64/jre/bin/java to provide /usr/bin/java (java) in auto mode.
source:
https://sites.google.com/site/easylinuxtipsproject/java
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