B.2. OpenJDK on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and 6

Use this procedure to install OpenJDK on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 or Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.

Important

The following commands must be run as root.

Procedure B.2. Installing OpenJDK on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and 6

  1. Subscribe to the base channel.

    The OpenJDK is available in Red Hat Enterprise Linux's base channel.

  2. Install the OpenJDK package.

    Issue one of the following commands to install the respective OpenJDK package: 
    # yum install java-1.6.0-openjdk-devel
    # yum install java-1.7.0-openjdk-devel

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

    You can use the alternatives tools to select the default JDK or verify the setting (refer to Section B.6, “Setting the default JDK with the alternatives Utility”).