C.3. Sun JDK on Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS/ES 4
Use this procedure to install the Sun Microsystems Java Development Kit on Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS or ES 4.
Important
The following commands must be run as
root
.
Procedure C.3. Installing the Sun Microsystems JDK on Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS/ES 4
Subscribe to the
Extras
channel.The Sun Microsystems Java Development Kit is available in theRed Hat Extras
channel. Ensure that the machine is subscribed to this channel in order to install this package.Install using the
up2date
command.Run this command to install the package:up2date java-1.6.0-sun-devel
Set OpenJDK to the system's default Java Development Kit.
To ensure that the intended JDK is set as the system default, run thealternatives
command as described in Section C.4, “ Setting the default JDK with the/usr/sbin/alternatives
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