The new version of Sun Java JRE is now reached version 7. In this new version, Oracle as the Java developer includes many new features that make Java more stable, more interactive and better support. In this tutorial I will show you how to install and configure the latest Java JRE on Fedora 15.
There are several steps that you must follow in order to make Java JRE works on Fedora 15. I'll try to explain as clear as I can. I only explain install Java JRE on Fedora 15 32bit only
Step 1. Download Java from this link. Make sure you select file rpm.bin package (jdk-7-linux-i586.rpm, jdk-7-linux-x64.rpm, jre-7-linux-i586.rpm or jre-7-linux-x64.rpm
Step 2. Open Terminal and change root user
su
or
su -i
Step 3. Install Java JRE using command
rpm -Uvh /path/to/binary/jre-7-linux-i586.rpmStep 4. Additionally you can install Java plugin for Firefox using alternatives command
##java##
alternatives --install /usr/bin/java java /usr/java/jre1.7.0/bin/java 20000##javaws##
alternatives --install /usr/bin/javaws javaws /usr/java/jre1.7.0/bin/javaws 20000##java browser for Mozilla##
alternatives --install /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins/libjavaplugin.so libjavaplugin.so /usr/java/jre1.7.0/lib/i386/libnpjp2.so 20000