Installing JDK (Java Development Kit)

Java Development Kit (JDK) is a Sun product targeted for Java developers. You can use it to write, compile, debug, and run Java applets and applications.

  1. Enter the URL:http://java.sun.com/products/archive/j2se/1.4.2_08/index.html
  2. From the Sun Developer Network page, scroll to find the heading J2SE v 1.4.2_08 SDK
  3. Select Download J2SE SDK
  4. From the Sun Developer Network page, accept the license agreement and scroll to the heading "Linux Platform - Java(TM) 2 SDK, Standard Edition 1.4.2_08"
  5. Select and download RPM in self-extracting file .
  6. Run and install into a Linux home directory.
  7. Set the environment variable for JAVA_HOME.