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How to install JDK from source

Download the JDK for Linux 32-bit or 64-bit https://mirrors.huaweicloud.com/java/jdk/ Example: Make a directory in /usr/local where java will reside and copy tarball there: sudo mkdir -p /usr/local/java Navigate to /usr/local/java: cd /usr/local/java Download with wget https://mirrors.huaweicloud.com/java/jdk/7u80-b15/jdk-7u80-linux-x64.tar.gz Extract the tarball: sudo tar xvzf  jdk-7u80-linux-x64.tar.gz Check if tarball has been successfully extracted: ls –a Find and select Java's path update-alternatives --config java Edit /etc/profile with sudo privileges: sudo vi /etc/profile Add the following lines below to the end of /etc/profile file: JAVA_HOME=/usr/local/java/jdk1.7.0_80 JRE_HOME=/usr/local/java/jdk1.7.0_80  PATH=$PATH:$JRE_HOME/bin:$JAVA_HOME/bin export JAVA_HOME export JRE_HOME export PATH Update alternatives: sudo update-alternatives --install "/usr/bin/java" "java" "/usr/local/java/jdk1.7.0_80/bin/ja