CentOS 6 32bit : how to install JRE

# cat /etc/centos-release ;uname -ri CentOS release 6.3 (Final) 2.6.32-279.22.1.el6.i686 i386

Download an appropriate JRE from http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/index.html

jre-6u41-linux-i586.bin

install JRE

# mv jre-6u41-linux-i586.bin tmp/ # cd tmp # sh jre-6u41-linux-i586.bin # ./jre1.6.0_41/bin/java -version java version "1.6.0_41" Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.6.0_41-b02) Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 20.14-b01, mixed mode, sharing)

mv jre1.6.0_41 to /usr/local

mv jre1.6.0_41 /usr/local/

configure environments for Java

# cat /etc/environment JAVA_HOME=/usr/local/jre1.6.0_41

configure PATH

# cat /root/.bash_profile # .bash_profile # Get the aliases and functions if [ -f ~/.bashrc ]; then        . ~/.bashrc fi # User specific environment and startup programs PATH=$PATH:$HOME/bin:$JAVA_HOME/bin export PATH

reboot the OS to see the environments are reflected.

# reboot # echo $JAVA_HOME /usr/local/jre1.6.0_41 # java -version java version "1.6.0_41" Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.6.0_41-b02) Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 20.14-b01, mixed mode, sharing)