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 6.3 Supported JDK Versions in Planning for Oracle Java CAPS 6.3 Installation . For instructions on installing JDK on a 64–bit Solaris platform, see http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/install-solaris-64-138849.html.

To Install the JDK Software and Set JAVA_HOME on a UNIX System

1. Install the JDK software.
   1. Go to http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/index.html.
   2. Select thse appropriate JDK software version and click Download.

      The JDK software is installed on your computer, for example, /usr/jdk/jdk1.6.0_19. You can change this location.

2. Set JAVA_HOME.
   • Korn and bash shells:

     export JAVA_HOME=jdk-install-dir

     export PATH=$JAVA_HOME/bin:$PATH

   • Bourne shell:

     JAVA_HOME=jdk-install-dir

     export JAVA_HOME

     PATH=$JAVA_HOME/bin:$PATH

     export PATH

   • C shell:

     setenv JAVA_HOME jdk-install-dir

     setenv PATH $JAVA_HOME/bin:$PATH

     export PATH=$JAVA_HOME/bin:$PATH

3. Change the permissions to enable you to run the Java CAPS Installer. For example,

   chmod 755 JavaCAPS-Solaris.bin

To Install the JDK Software and Set JAVA_HOME on a Windows System

1. Install the JDK software.
   1. Go to http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/index.html.
   2. 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_19. You can move the JDK software to another location if desired.

2. To set JAVA_HOME:
   1. Right click My Computer and select Properties.
   2. 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_19.