How to install java JDK (not JRE) on CentOS 5.4?

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How can I install java JDK on CentOS 5.4 using yum?

I have JRE only, but it's not enough.

Kenny Rasschaert · Answer 1 · 2010-07-25 21:04:22Z

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You can install the Java Development package group using

# yum groupinstall "Java Development"

answered Jul 25 '10 at 21:04

	FYI, this installs GCJ, not the Oracle/Sun JDK. Use `yum groupinfo "Java Development"` for more information. – Matt Solnit Jul 25 '10 at 22:28
	And I'm getting JDK 1.4, instead of 1.5.. Can I get 1.5 somehow? – yegor256 Jul 26 '10 at 6:55

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yegor256 · Answer 2 · 2010-07-29 06:58:24Z

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I can't do it with yum. I had to do it manually, downloading JDK and installing it.

answered Jul 29 '10 at 6:58

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Nils · Answer 3 · 2011-08-02 20:03:39Z

Download the JDK rpm-bin version, unpack it, wrap it into your own repository, add the repository to your CentOS and then install.

Or use yum localinstall RPM. Why did you ask this?

We do something along the above lines to be able to distribute JDK-Updates to all our CentOS servers using yum-cron.

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