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Script to Install JAVA 8 (JDK 8u40) on CentOS/RHEL 7/6/5 and Fedora
#!/bin/bash
# Script to Install JAVA 8 (JDK 8u40) on CentOS/RHEL 7/6/5 and Fedora
# http://tecadmin.net/install-java-8-on-centos-rhel-and-fedora/
# Requirements: $yum install wget -y
echo "Installing Java 8 (64bit)"
cd /opt/
wget --no-cookies --no-check-certificate --header "Cookie: gpw_e24=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.oracle.com%2F; oraclelicense=accept-securebackup-cookie" "http://download.oracle.com/otn-pub/java/jdk/8u40-b25/jdk-8u40-linux-x64.tar.gz"
tar xzf jdk-8u40-linux-x64.tar.gz
cd /opt/jdk1.8.0_40/
alternatives --install /usr/bin/java java /opt/jdk1.8.0_40/bin/java 2
alternatives --config java
alternatives --install /usr/bin/jar jar /opt/jdk1.8.0_40/bin/jar 2
alternatives --install /usr/bin/javac javac /opt/jdk1.8.0_40/bin/javac 2
alternatives --set jar /opt/jdk1.8.0_40/bin/jar
alternatives --set javac /opt/jdk1.8.0_40/bin/javac
export JAVA_HOME=/opt/jdk1.8.0_40
echo "Done"
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