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- Log in to the command line (Terminal on Mac) either as root or obtain root permissions after you log in via the
su
orsudo
command. - Ensure that your system meets the prerequisites. Java Development Kit (JDK) is essential to run the product.
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- If you have not done so already, download the latest version of the product as described in Downloading the Product.
Extract the archive file to a dedicated directory for the product, which will hereafter be referred to as
<PRODUCT_HOME>
.
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- In your home directory, open the BASHRC the
.bashrc
file (.bash_
profile fileprofile
file on Mac) using editors such as, vi, emacs, pico or mcedit. Add Assuming you have JDK
1.7.0_80
in your system, add the following two lines at the bottom of the file, replacing/usr/java/jdk1.67.0_2580
with the actual directory where the JDK is installed.Code Block On Linux: export JAVA_HOME=/usr/java/jdk1.67.0_2580 export PATH=${JAVA_HOME}/bin:${PATH} On OS X: export JAVA_HOME=/System/Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/1jdk1.67.0.jdk_80/Contents/Home
Save the file.
Info If you do not know how to work with text editors in a Linux SSH session, run the following command:
Code Block cat >> .bashrc
Paste the string from the clipboard and press "Ctrl+D."
To verify that the
JAVA_HOME
variable is set correctly, execute the following command:Code Block On Linux: echo $JAVA_HOME On OS X: which java If the above command gives you a path like /usr/bin/java, then it is a symbolic link to the real location. To get the real location, run the following: ls -l `which java`
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