Installing
the JDK Software and Setting JAVA_HOME
If you do not already have the JDK software installed or if JAVA_HOME is not set, the Java CAPS installation will not
be successful. The following tasks provide the information you need
to install JDK software and set JAVA_HOME on UNIX
or Windows systems.
For a list of supported JDK versions on each supported operating
system, see Java CAPS Supported JDK Versions in Planning for Java CAPS Installation .
To Install the JDK Software
and Set JAVA_HOME on a UNIX System
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Install the JDK software.
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Go to http://java.sun.com/javase/downloads/index.jsp.
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Select the appropriate JDK software version and click
Download.
The JDK software is installed on your computer,
for example, /usr/jdk/jdk1.6.0_02. You can change
this location.
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Set JAVA_HOME.
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Korn and bash shells:
export JAVA_HOME=jdk-install-dir
export
PATH=$JAVA_HOME/bin:$PATH
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Bourne shell:
JAVA_HOME=jdk-install-dir
export JAVA_HOME
PATH=$JAVA_HOME/bin:$PATH
export
PATH
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C shell:
setenv JAVA_HOME jdk-install-dir
setenv PATH $JAVA_HOME/bin:$PATH
export PATH=$JAVA_HOME/bin:$PATH
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Change the permissions to enable you to run the Java CAPS
Installer.
chmod 755 JavaCAPS.bin
To Install the JDK Software
and Set JAVA_HOME on a Windows System
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Install the JDK software.
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Go to http://java.sun.com/javase/downloads/index.jsp.
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Select the appropriate JDK software and click Download.
The JDK software is installed on your computer, for example,
at C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.6.0_02. You can move
the JDK software to another location if desired.
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To set JAVA_HOME:
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Right click My Computer and select Properties.
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On the Advanced tab, select Environment Variables, and
then edit JAVA_HOME to point to where the JDK software
is located, for example, C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.6.0_02.