⁠C.2.  Sun Java Development Kit on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5

Use this procedure to install the Sun Microsystems Java Development Kit on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.

Important

The following commands must be run as root.
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Procedure C.2.  Installing the Sun Microsystems JDK on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5

  1. Subscribe to Supplementary Server channel.

    The Sun Microsystems Java Development Kit is available in the Supplementary Server channel.

  2. Install the package.

    To install the Sun Microsystems Java Development Kit package, input this command: 
    yum install java-1.6.0-sun-devel

  3. Set OpenJDK as the system's default Java Development Kit

    To ensure that the intended JDK is set as the system default, run the alternatives command as described in Section C.4, “ Setting the default JDK with the /usr/sbin/alternatives Utility ”